limpio

See also: limpió

Chavacano

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Spanish limpio.

Adjective

limpio

  1. clean

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish limpio, from Latin limpidus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɪm.pi.oː/
  • Hyphenation: lim‧pio

Adverb

limpio

  1. Dated form of limpido.

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlimpjo/ [ˈlĩm.pjo]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -impjo
  • Syllabification: lim‧pio

Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin limpidus. Compare límpido, a borrowed doublet. Cognate with English limpid.

Adjective

limpio (feminine limpia, masculine plural limpios, feminine plural limpias, superlative limpísimo)

  1. clean
    Synonym: aseado
    Antonyms: sucio, contaminado
    ¿Viste lo limpia que quedaba su habitación?
    Did you see how clean his room was?
  2. (colloquial) broke, out of pocket
    Synonyms: tieso, pelado
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Cebuano: limpyo

Verb

limpio

  1. first-person singular present indicative of limpiar

Further reading

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