ambidestria

Portuguese

Etymology

From ambidestro (“ambidextrous”) +‎ -ia.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɐ̃.bi.desˈtɾi.ɐ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ɐ̃.bi.deʃˈtɾi.ɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ɐ̃.bi.desˈtɾi.a/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ̃.bi.dɨʃˈtɾi.ɐ/ [ɐ̃.bi.ðɨʃˈtɾi.ɐ]

Hyphenation: am‧bi‧des‧tri‧a

Noun

ambidestria f (uncountable)

ambidexterity (the property of being skillful with both hands)
Synonym: ambidestreza

Further reading

“ambidestria”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“ambidestria”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026