Polyglot Dictionary

picardía

/pikaɾˈðia/

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

Forms

plural
las picardías

Meaning

  1. cunning

    Carries a playful, mischievous connotation beyond plain "cunning" — closer to sly wit or a cheeky trick than deceitful cleverness.

    • Lo hizo con picardía.

      He did it slyly.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

astucia

picardía often implies a mischievous, playful cunning, a roguish charm; astucia is more purely cunning or shrewdness, without the playful edge.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

ardiloso

ardiloso is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "cunning."

Portuguese

astúcia

astúcia is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "cunning."

Portuguese

manha

manha is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "cunning."

Practice

1 What does picardía mean?

2 Fill the gap: Lo hizo con ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches picardía?

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