pulitu

Sicilian

Etymology

From Latin polītum, supine of Latin poliō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /puˈlitu/
  • Hyphenation: pu‧lì‧tu

Adjective

pulitu (feminine singular pulita, masculine and feminine plural puliti)

  1. refined
    Synonym: finu
  2. elegant, well dressed
  3. (by extension) neat, tidy
  4. (uncommon, italianism) clean
    Synonym: pulizziatu

Antonyms

  • lurdu, lordu
  • ncrasciatu, ngrasciatu
  • nzuzziatu, nzunziatu
  • tacchiatu

Derived terms

  • pulitazzu
  • puliteḍḍu
  • pulituni
  • pulituzzu
  • pulizziatazza
  • pulizzijari
  • pulizzijàrisi
  • pulizzìa
  • sirbizza

See also

  • criata
  • lavàrisi
  • nzunzijari
  • sdillavari
  • stricunijari
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