astuto
Italian
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /asˈtu.to/
- Rhymes: -uto
- Hyphenation: a‧stù‧to
Adjective
astuto (feminine astuta, masculine plural astuti, feminine plural astute, superlative astutissimo)
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- astuto in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams
Latin
Adjective
astūtō
- dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of astūtus
Portuguese
Etymology
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -utu
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /asˈtu.tu/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /aʃˈtu.tu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /asˈtu.to/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐʃˈtu.tu/
- Hyphenation: as‧tu‧to
Adjective
astuto (feminine astuta, masculine plural astutos, feminine plural astutas)
- clever; shrewd; sagacious (smart in dealing with practical matters)
- (in particular) astute; shrewd; crafty; cunning (quick at seeing how to gain advantage)
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- “astuto”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin astūtus. Cognate with English astute.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /asˈtuto/ [asˈt̪u.t̪o]
- Rhymes: -uto
- Syllabification: as‧tu‧to
Adjective
astuto (feminine astuta, masculine plural astutos, feminine plural astutas)
- cunning, crafty, sly, wily, slick, foxy, artful
- astute, shrewd, smart, clever, canny
- Synonyms: pillo, listo, redomado, inteligente
- sneaky
- Synonym: escurridizo
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- “astuto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024