prestancia

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin praestantĭa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /pɾesˈtanθja/ [pɾesˈt̪ãn̟.θja]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /pɾesˈtansja/ [pɾesˈt̪ãn.sja]
• Rhymes: -anθja
• Rhymes: -ansja
• Syllabification: pres‧tan‧cia

Noun

prestancia f (plural prestancias)

1. excellence

   Synonym: excelencia

2. distinction

   Synonym: distinción

3. superiority

   Synonym: superioridad

Further reading

• “prestancia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28