astucia

See also: astúcia

Galician

Alternative forms

• astrucia, estrucia

Etymology

Attested since 1807. From Latin astūtia.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /asˈtuθja/ [as̺ˈt̪u.θjɐ]

• IPA^(key): (standard) /asˈtuθja/ [as̺ˈt̪u.θjɐ]
• IPA^(key): (seseo) /asˈtusja/ [asˈt̪u.sjɐ]

 

• Rhymes: -uθja

• Rhymes: -uθja
• Rhymes: -usja

Noun

astucia f (plural astucias)

1. cunning, astuteness
2. trick; stratagem
3. sign
4. antics

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “astucia”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “astucia”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “astucia”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin astutia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /asˈtuθja/ [asˈt̪u.θja] (Spain)
• IPA^(key): /asˈtusja/ [asˈt̪u.sja] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -uθja (Spain)
• Rhymes: -usja (Latin America, Philippines)
• Syllabification: as‧tu‧cia

Noun

astucia f (plural astucias)

1. cunning, guile, slyness, craftiness, cunningness, wiliness, canniness
2. astuteness

   Synonym: sagacidad

Derived terms

• astucia en el juego (“gamesmanship”)

Related terms

• astuto

Further reading

• “astucia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025