viveza
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Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): (Spain) /biˈbeθa/ [biˈβ̞e.θa]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /biˈbesa/ [biˈβ̞e.sa]
- (Spain) Rhymes: -eθa
- (Latin America) Rhymes: -esa
- Syllabification: vi‧ve‧za
Noun[edit]
viveza f (plural vivezas)
- liveliness
- life
- (Central America, Panama, colloquial) Cunning or smartness, sometimes in the context of gaining an advantage over others, even if ethically questionable.
- Synonym: (Argentina, Ecuador, Uruguay, Venezuela) viveza criolla
- (Central America, Panama, colloquial, by extension) An act of deceit, such as cheating or exploiting legal loopholes for personal gain.
Further reading[edit]
- “viveza”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Categories:
- Spanish terms suffixed with -eza
- Spanish 3-syllable words
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- Rhymes:Spanish/eθa
- Rhymes:Spanish/eθa/3 syllables
- Rhymes:Spanish/esa
- Rhymes:Spanish/esa/3 syllables
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- Central American Spanish
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