argúcia

See also: argucia

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin argutia (“subtle wit”).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /aʁˈɡu.si.ɐ/ [aɦˈɡu.sɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /aʁˈɡu.sjɐ/ [aɦˈɡu.sjɐ]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /aɾˈɡu.si.ɐ/ [aɾˈɡu.sɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /aɾˈɡu.sjɐ/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /aʁˈɡu.si.ɐ/ [aʁˈɡu.sɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /aʁˈɡu.sjɐ/
    • (Caipira) IPA(key): /aɻˈɡu.si.ɐ/ [aɻˈɡu.sɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /aɻˈɡu.sjɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /aʁˈɡu.si.a/ [aɦˈɡu.sɪ.a], (faster pronunciation) /aʁˈɡu.sja/ [aɦˈɡu.sja]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐɾˈɡu.sjɐ/ [ɐɾˈɣu.sjɐ]

Noun

argúcia f (plural argúcias)

  1. wit, sharpness

Further reading

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.