destreza

Borrowed from Spanish destreza.

destreza (uncountable)

1. A Spanish type of fencing (duelling sport).

• Hyphenation: des‧tre‧za

destreza f (plural destrezas)

1. dexterity

From destro +‎ -eza.

• Rhymes: -ezɐ
• Hyphenation: des‧tre‧za

destreza f (plural destrezas)

1. dexterity (skill in performing tasks, especially with the hands)
2. ability; prowess (a high level of capability or skill)

   Synonyms: perícia, habilidade, mestria

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

From diestro +‎ -eza. Compare Portuguese destreza, Catalan destresa, Italian destrezza.

• IPA^(key): /desˈtɾeθa/ [d̪esˈt̪ɾe.θa] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
• IPA^(key): /desˈtɾesa/ [d̪esˈt̪ɾe.sa] (Latin America, Philippines)

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• Rhymes: -eθa (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
• Rhymes: -esa (Latin America, Philippines)
• Syllabification: des‧tre‧za

destreza f (plural destrezas)

1. dexterity
2. skill, adroitness, prowess

   Synonyms: habilidad, facilidad

• → English: destreza

• “destreza”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025