perito

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

From Latin perītus.

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

1. (literary) expert, skillful

   Synonyms: capace, competente, pratico, preparato

   Antonyms: incapace, incompetente, imperito, impreparato, inesperto

perito m (plural periti)

1. expert
2. surveyor

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

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

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

1. past participle of perire

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

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [pɛˈriː.toː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [peˈriː.t̪o]

perītō

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

• “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.

Learned borrowing from Latin perītus.

• Hyphenation: pe‧ri‧to

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

1. expert (extraordinarily capable or knowledgeable)

   Synonyms: especialista, experto

perito m (plural peritos)

1. expert (person with extensive knowledge or ability)

   Synonyms: especialista, experto

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

Borrowed from Latin perītus.

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

1. expert

   Synonyms: experto, conocedor

2. experienced

   Synonyms: experimentado, avezado, ducho

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

1. expert

   Synonyms: experto, conocedor

perito m (plural peritos)

1. (law) ellipsis of perito judicial (“expert witness”)

   Synonym: testigo pericial

perito

1. first-person singular present indicative of peritar

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

• prieto

Borrowed from Spanish perito, from Latin perītus.

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

perito (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜇᜒᜆᜓ)

1. expert

   Synonyms: dalubhasa, eksperto

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

• Prieto