See also: perspicacia

Portuguese

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Etymology

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From Latin perspicācia. Compare Spanish perspicacia.

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /peʁs.piˈka.si.ɐ/ [pehs.piˈka.sɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /peʁs.piˈka.sjɐ/ [pehs.piˈka.sjɐ]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /peɾs.piˈka.si.ɐ/ [peɾs.piˈka.sɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /peɾs.piˈka.sjɐ/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /peʁʃ.piˈka.si.ɐ/ [peχʃ.piˈka.sɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /peʁʃ.piˈka.sjɐ/ [peχʃ.piˈka.sjɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /peɻs.piˈka.si.a/ [peɻs.piˈka.sɪ.a], (faster pronunciation) /peɻs.piˈka.sja/

  • Hyphenation: pers‧pi‧cá‧ci‧a

Noun

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perspicácia f (usually uncountable, plural perspicácias)

  1. perspicacity (acute discernment or understanding)
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Further reading

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