pulito

See also: pułito and Pulito

Italian

Etymology

From Latin polītus. Cf. the doublet polito.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /puˈli.to/
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  • Rhymes: -ito
  • Hyphenation: pu‧lì‧to

Adjective

pulito (feminine pulita, masculine plural puliti, feminine plural pulite, superlative pulitissimo, diminutive (sometimes ironic or jocular) pulitìno, augmentative (uncommon) pulitóne)

  1. (literally or figuratively) clean, neat, tidy
    Antonym: sporco
  2. (colloquial) broke (having no money)

Derived terms

Adverb

pulito

  1. cleanly, neatly
    Synonyms: garbatamente, con garbo
    Antonym: sporco

Noun

pulito m (plural puliti)

  1. clean place

Participle

pulito (feminine pulita, masculine plural puliti, feminine plural pulite)

  1. past participle of pulire

Further reading

  • pulito in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
  • pulito in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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