🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

perito

Pronunciation / Transliteration: /peˈɾi.tu/

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Expert/ˈɛk.spɜːrt/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #800 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"Ele é um perito em medicina legal."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A person who has comprehensive and authoritative knowledge of or skill in a particular area.

    "She is a leading expert in renewable energy technologies."
As adjective
  1. 1

    Having or involving authoritative knowledge or skill.

    "The project required expert advice from structural engineers."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'expert' originates from the Latin 'expertus', meaning 'experienced' or 'skilled', which is derived from 'experiri', meaning 'to try' or 'to test'. It entered the English language in the late 14th century, evolving to denote someone with specialized knowledge or skills in a particular area.

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