experto

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin expertus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eksˈpɛɾto/ [eks̺ˈpɛɾ.t̪ʊ]
• Rhymes: -ɛɾto
• Hyphenation: ex‧per‧to

Noun

experto m (plural expertos, feminine experta, feminine plural expertas)

1. expert
   • 2016, Malandómeda, Que prea! [song]:

     Faltan os que saben e sobran expertos

     We are lacking those who know and have too many experts

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “experto”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “experto”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega

Participle

expertō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of expertus

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin expertus. Doublet of esperto and expert.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ex‧per‧to

Adjective

experto (feminine experta, masculine plural expertos, feminine plural expertas)

1. expert

Noun

experto m (plural expertos, feminine experta, feminine plural expertas)

1. expert

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin expertus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eɡsˈpeɾto/ [eɣ̞sˈpeɾ.t̪o]

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -eɾto
• Syllabification: ex‧per‧to

Adjective

experto (feminine experta, masculine plural expertos, feminine plural expertas)

1. expert

Noun

experto m (plural expertos, feminine experta, feminine plural expertas)

1. expert

   Synonym: perito

Further reading

• “experto”, 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