perito

== 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) (literary) expert, skillful Synonyms: capace, competente, pratico, preparato Antonyms: incapace, incompetente, imperito, impreparato, inesperto ==== Noun ==== perito m (plural periti) expert 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) past participle of perire === Anagrams === Pietro, ipetro, poteri, potrei, protei, ripeto, ripoté, tepori == Latin == === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [pɛˈriː.toː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [peˈriː.to] === Verb === perītō 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 === Hyphenation: pe‧ri‧to === Adjective === perito (feminine perita, masculine plural peritos, feminine plural peritas) expert (extraordinarily capable or knowledgeable) Synonyms: especialista, experto === Noun === perito m (plural peritos) expert (person with extensive knowledge or ability) Synonyms: especialista, experto === Further reading === “perito”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “perito”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == 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) expert Synonyms: experto, conocedor experienced Synonyms: experimentado, avezado, ducho ==== Noun ==== perito m (plural peritos, feminine perita, feminine plural peritas) expert Synonyms: experto, conocedor ===== Related terms ===== ==== Noun ==== perito m (plural peritos) (law) ellipsis of perito judicial (“expert witness”) Synonym: testigo pericial === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== perito first-person singular present indicative of peritar === Further reading === “perito”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 === Anagrams === prieto == Tagalog == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish perito, from Latin perītus. === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /peˈɾito/ [pɛˈɾiː.t̪o] Rhymes: -ito Syllabification: pe‧ri‧to === Noun === perito (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜇᜒᜆᜓ) expert Synonyms: dalubhasa, eksperto ==== See also ==== === Further reading === “perito”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018 === Anagrams === Prieto