detrito

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Italian

Etymology

From Latin dētrītus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /deˈtri.to/
  • Rhymes: -ito
  • Hyphenation: de‧trì‧to

Noun

detrito m (plural detriti)

  1. detritus
  2. silt, alluvium

Anagrams

Latin

Participle

dētrītō

  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of dētrītus

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dētrītus.

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: de‧tri‧to

Noun

detrito m (plural detritos)

  1. debris, detritus (residue of a substance that has become disorganized by friction or for any other reason)
  2. debris, detritus (remainder of organic or inorganic substance that has decomposed)
  3. (geology) debris, detritus (product of any erosion, in transport or deposited)

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dētrītus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /deˈtɾito/
  • Rhymes: -ito
  • Syllabification: de‧tri‧to

Noun

detrito m (plural detritos)

  1. debris, detritus

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