prestidigitación

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɾestidixitaˈθjon/ [pɾes.t̪i.ð̞i.xi.t̪aˈθjõn] (Spain)
  • IPA(key): /pɾestidixitaˈsjon/ [pɾes.t̪i.ð̞i.xi.t̪aˈsjõn] (Latin America, Philippines)
  • Rhymes: -on
  • Syllabification: pres‧ti‧di‧gi‧ta‧ción

Noun

prestidigitación f (plural prestidigitaciones)

  1. prestidigitation, sleight of hand, legerdemain (manual dexterity in the execution of tricks)
    Synonym: escamoteo
  2. (figuratively) sleight of hand, legerdemain

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