impoluto

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin impollūtus.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ĩ.poˈlu.tu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ĩ.poˈlu.tu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ĩ.poˈlu.to/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ĩ.puˈlu.tu/

• Hyphenation: im‧po‧lu‧to

Adjective

impoluto (feminine impoluta, masculine plural impolutos, feminine plural impolutas)

1. unpolluted; unspoiled; pure; untouched; spotless

   Synonyms: limpo, pristino

   Antonyms: sujo, imundo

2. honest, truthful

   Synonyms: íntegro, honesto

   Antonyms: desonesto, mentiroso

3. virgin, immaculate

   Synonyms: virgem, imaculado

Further reading

• “impoluto”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin impollutus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /impoˈluto/ [ĩm.poˈlu.t̪o]

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• Rhymes: -uto
• Syllabification: im‧po‧lu‧to

Adjective

impoluto (feminine impoluta, masculine plural impolutos, feminine plural impolutas)

1. unpolluted; unspoiled; pure; untouched; spotless
2. pure, virgin

Further reading

• “impoluto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024