# perito
## Italian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /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: /peˈriː.toː/, [pɛˈriːt̪oː]
* (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /peˈri.to/, [peˈriːt̪o]

### 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

* (Brazil) IPA: /peˈɾi.tu/
* (Brazil) IPA: /peˈɾi.tu/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /peˈɾi.to/
* (Portugal) IPA: /pɨˈɾi.tu/
* 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

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /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

* peritación
* peritaje
* peritar

#### Noun

perito m (plural peritos)
* (law) expert witness (ellipsis of perito judicial.)
    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, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

### Anagrams

* prieto

## Tagalog
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish perito, from Latin perītus.

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /peˈɾito/ [pɛˈɾiː.t̪o]
* Rhymes: -ito
* Syllabification: pe‧ri‧to

### Noun

perito (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜒᜇᜒᜆᜓ)
* expert
    Synonyms: dalubhasa, eksperto

#### See also

* bihasa
* magaling
* mahusay
* sanay

### Further reading

* “perito”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

### Anagrams

* Prieto