artimaña

/aɾtiˈmaɲa/

la noun C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
artimañas

Meaning

  1. trick

    • Usó una artimaña para entrar.

      He used a trick to get in.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

truco

truco is the general, common word for "trick"; artimaña implies a cunning, often deceitful trick or ploy.

Similar in other languages

German

Trick

Trick is the German word for the same thing — both mean "trick."

Portuguese

truque

truque is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "trick."

Practice

1 What does artimaña mean?

2 Fill the gap: Usó una ___ para entrar.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches artimaña?

noun

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