pulito

See also: pułito and Pulito

Italian

Etymology

From Latin polītus. Cf. the doublet polito.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /puˈli.to/

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• Rhymes: -ito
• Hyphenation: pu‧lì‧to

Adjective

pulito (feminine pulita, masculine plural puliti, feminine plural pulite, superlative pulitissimo, diminutive (sometimes ironic or jocular) pulitìno, augmentative (uncommon) pulitóne)

1. (literally or figuratively) clean, neat, tidy

   Antonym: sporco

2. (colloquial) broke (having no money)

Derived terms

• Mani pulite
• pulitamente

Adverb

pulito

1. cleanly, neatly

   Synonyms: garbatamente, con garbo

   Antonym: sporco

Noun

pulito m (plural puliti)

1. clean place

Participle

pulito (feminine pulita, masculine plural puliti, feminine plural pulite)

1. past participle of pulire

Related terms

• pulire
• pulitrice
• pulitura
• pulizia