destro

From Latin dextrum (“right”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɛs.tro/
• Rhymes: -ɛstro
• Hyphenation: dè‧stro

destro (feminine destra, masculine plural destri, feminine plural destre)

1. clever, able, dexterous

   Synonyms: abile, capace, svelto

   Antonym: maldestro

2. right, right-hand

   Antonyms: mancino, sinistro

3. (archaic) right, just

   Synonyms: diritto, retto

4. (archaic) favourable/favorable

   Synonyms: favorevole, propizio

destro m (plural destri)

1. (boxing) right
2. (soccer) right foot
3. (politics, rare, derogatory, in the plural) members of right-wing parties

   Synonym: destroide

4. opportunity, chance

   Synonyms: occasione, opportunità

5. (dated) latrine

• diritto

Inherited from Latin dextrum. Cognate with Old Spanish diestro.

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɛs.tɾo/

destro m (plural destros, feminine destra, feminine plural destras)

1. located on or relating to the right side

   Antonym: sẽestro

• Galician: destro
• Portuguese: destro

• Universo Cantigas - "destro"

• dextro (obsolete)

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese destro, from Latin dextrum. Cognate with Galician destro, and Spanish diestro. Doublet of Dexter.

• Hyphenation: des‧tro

destro (feminine destra, masculine plural destros, feminine plural destras)

1. right-handed (more skillful with one’s right hand)

   Antonyms: esquerdino, canhoto, canhoteiro

2. dexterous (skillful with one’s hands)
3. expert (having exceptional skill in a field)

   Synonyms: esperto, especialista

4. smart; astute (knowledgeable in practical matters)

   Synonyms: esperto, astuto

destro m (plural destros, feminine destra, feminine plural destras)

1. a right-handed person

   Antonym: canhoto

2. a dexterous person
3. expert (person with exceptional skill in a field)
4. an astute person

• (expert): esperto, especialista
• (smart person): esperto

• destramente
• destreza

• ambidestro
• destra
• dextro-

• direito
• sestro

• “destro”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “destro”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026