mestria

See also: mestría

Portuguese

Etymology

From mestre +‎ -ia or borrowed from Occitan maestria (“ability”), from Latin magister (“teacher”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /mesˈtɾi.ɐ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /meʃˈtɾi.ɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /mesˈtɾi.a/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɛʃˈtɾi.ɐ/

Hyphenation: mes‧tri‧a

Noun

mestria f (plural mestrias)

ability (high level of capability or skill)
Synonyms: destreza, perícia, habilidade

Further reading

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