ambidestro

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin ambidexter, from Latin ambi- + dexter.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /am.biˈdɛs.tro/
• Rhymes: -ɛstro
• Hyphenation: am‧bi‧dè‧stro

Adjective

ambidestro (feminine ambidestra, masculine plural ambidestri, feminine plural ambidestre)

1. ambidextrous

Related terms

• destro

Anagrams

• imbrodaste

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin ambidexter, from Latin ambi- + dexter.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.biˈdɛs.tɾu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.biˈdɛs.tɾu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /a.biˈdɛʃ.tɾu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.biˈdɛs.tɾo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.biˈdɛʃ.tɾu/ [ɐ.βiˈðɛʃ.tɾu]

• Hyphenation: am‧bi‧des‧tro

Adjective

ambidestro (feminine ambidestra, masculine plural ambidestros, feminine plural ambidestras, not comparable)

1. ambidextrous (having equal ability in both hands)

Related terms

• destro

Further reading

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