Talento

talent; gift; skillnoun

Alternative meanings

talent; gift; natural ability; special capacity; skill; aptitude; ease in doing something well

Pronunciation

tah-LEN-toh

Root and affixes

Borrowed from Spanish talento. It is related to abilidad, ability or capacity, and kahanas, skill or proficiency developed through practice.

Variants or conjugations

talento; mga talento; abilidad; kahanas; katakos; gasa; hanas

Related words and expressions

abilidad = ability or capacity; kahanas = skill or proficiency; katakos = ability or power; gasa = gift; hanas = skilled or expert; praktis = practice

Meaning and usage notes

Talento is used for a gift or special capacity, often natural. Kahanas emphasizes developed skill or proficiency; abilidad emphasizes general ability; gasa sounds more like a gift.