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Italian
Etymology
From Latin polītus. Cf. the doublet polito.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /puˈli.to/
- Rhymes: -ito
- Hyphenation: pu‧lì‧to
Adjective
pulito (feminine pulita, masculine plural puliti, feminine plural pulite, superlative pulitissimo, diminutive pulitìno, augmentative pulitóne)
- (literally or figuratively) clean, neat, tidy
- Antonym: sporco
- (colloquial) broke (having no money)
Derived terms
Adverb
pulito
- cleanly, neatly
- Synonyms: garbatamente, con garbo
- Antonym: sporco
Noun
pulito m (plural puliti)
- clean place
Participle
pulito (feminine pulita, masculine plural puliti, feminine plural pulite)
- past participle of pulire
Further reading
- pulito in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
- pulito in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana