habilidad

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin habilitātem. Cognate with English ability.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /abiliˈdad/ [a.β̞i.liˈð̞að̞]

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• Rhymes: -ad
• Syllabification: ha‧bi‧li‧dad

Noun

habilidad f (plural habilidades)

1. ability, skill

   Synonym: destreza

Related terms

• hábil

 

Descendants

• → Cebuano: abilidad
• → Hiligaynon: abilidad
• → Tagalog: abilidad

Further reading

• “habilidad”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10