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Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin perspicācia. Compare Spanish perspicacia.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /peʁs.piˈka.si.ɐ/ , (faster pronunciation) /peʁs.piˈka.sjɐ/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /peʁs.piˈka.si.ɐ/ , (faster pronunciation) /peʁs.piˈka.sjɐ/
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /peɾs.piˈka.si.ɐ/ , (faster pronunciation) /peɾs.piˈka.sjɐ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /peʁʃ.piˈka.si.ɐ/ , (faster pronunciation) /peʁʃ.piˈka.sjɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /peɻs.piˈka.si.a/ , (faster pronunciation) /peɻs.piˈka.sja/
- Hyphenation: pers‧pi‧cá‧ci‧a
Noun
perspicácia f (usually uncountable, plural perspicácias)
- perspicacity (acute discernment or understanding)
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