prestímano
Portuguese
editEtymology
editFrom Latin praesto (“ready”) + manus (“hand”).
Pronunciation
edit
- Hyphenation: pres‧tí‧ma‧no
Noun
editprestímano m (plural prestímanos)
- a person with great agility of hand
- an illusionist whose skills consist mainly of quick finger movements
- Synonym: prestidigitador
Further reading
edit- “prestímano” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.