perito

See also: peritó

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /peˈri.to/
• Rhymes: -ito
• Hyphenation: pe‧rì‧to

Etymology 1

From Latin perītus.

Adjective

perito (feminine perita, masculine plural periti, feminine plural perite)

1. (literary) expert, skillful

   Synonyms: capace, competente, pratico, preparato

   Antonyms: incapace, incompetente, imperito, impreparato, inesperto

Noun

perito m (plural periti)

1. expert
2. surveyor

Usage notes

• Albeit masculine, the noun is used in reference to both males and females. The rare feminine form perita also exists.

Etymology 2

From Latin peritus, past participle of pereō (“to disappear; to die”).

Participle

perito (feminine perita, masculine plural periti, feminine plural perite)

1. past participle of perire

Anagrams

• Pietro, ipetro, poteri, potrei, protei, ripeto, ripoté, tepori

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /peˈriː.toː/, [pɛˈriːt̪oː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /peˈri.to/, [peˈriːt̪o]

Verb

perītō

1. second/third-person singular future impersonal active imperative of pereō

References

• “perito”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• perito in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin perītus.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /peˈɾi.tu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /peˈɾi.tu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /peˈɾi.to/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɨˈɾi.tu/

• Hyphenation: pe‧ri‧to

Adjective

perito (feminine perita, masculine plural peritos, feminine plural peritas)

1. expert (extraordinarily capable or knowledgeable)

   Synonyms: especialista, experto

Noun

perito m (plural peritos)

1. expert (person with extensive knowledge or ability)

   Synonyms: especialista, experto

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /peˈɾito/ [peˈɾi.t̪o]
• Rhymes: -ito
• Syllabification: pe‧ri‧to

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin perītus.

Adjective

perito (feminine perita, masculine plural peritos, feminine plural peritas)

1. expert

   Synonyms: experto, conocedor

2. experienced

   Synonyms: experimentado, avezado, ducho

Noun

perito m (plural peritos)

1. expert

   Synonyms: experto, conocedor

2. (law) expert witness (ellipsis of perito judicial.)

   Synonym: testigo pericial

Related terms

• peritación
• peritaje
• peritar

 

Etymology 2

Verb

perito

1. first-person singular present indicative of peritar

Further reading

• “perito”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Anagrams

• prieto

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish perito, from Latin perītus.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /peˈɾito/ [pɛˈɾiː.to]
• Rhymes: -ito
• Syllabification: pe‧ri‧to

Noun

perito (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜇᜒᜆᜓ)

1. expert

   Synonyms: dalubhasa, eksperto

See also

• bihasa
• magaling
• mahusay
• sanay

 

Further reading

• “perito”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018