sporco

See also: spórco and sporcò

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈspɔr.ko/
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  • Rhymes: -ɔrko
  • Hyphenation: spòr‧co

Etymology 1

From Latin spurcus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sperH-.

Adjective

sporco (feminine sporca, masculine plural sporchi, feminine plural sporche, superlative sporchissimo, diminutive sporchétto or sporchìno)

  1. dirty, filthy, unclean, soiled
    Synonyms: sudicio, lordo
    Antonym: pulito
  2. (figurative) dirty, foul, shady, coarse, obscene
    Synonyms: osceno, disonesto, turpe, poco, pulito
Derived terms

Noun

sporco m (plural sporchi)

  1. dirt, filth, much
    Synonyms: sporcizia, sudiciume, sudiceria

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

sporco

  1. first-person singular present indicative of sporcare

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