perlita

== Catalan == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [pərˈli.tə] IPA(key): (Valencia) [peɾˈli.ta] IPA(key): (Northwestern) [perˈli.ta] === Etymology 1 === From French perlite. ==== Noun ==== perlita f (plural perlites) perlite (mineral) Synonym: perlita volcànica ===== Derived terms ===== perlític === Etymology 2 === From English pearlite. ==== Noun ==== perlita f (plural perlites) pearlite (steel) ===== Derived terms ===== perlític === Further reading === “perlita”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 == Latin == === Participle === perlita inflection of perlitus: nominative/vocative feminine singular nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural === Participle === perlitā ablative feminine singular of perlitus == Portuguese == === Alternative forms === perlite (Portugal) === Noun === perlita f (plural perlitas) (Brazilian Portuguese spelling) (mineralogy) perlite === Further reading === “perlita”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “perlita”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === From perla +‎ -ita. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /peɾˈlita/ [peɾˈli.t̪a] Rhymes: -ita Syllabification: per‧li‧ta === Noun === perlita f (plural perlitas) perlite pearlite gnatcatcher === Further reading === “perlita”, 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