svelto

Italian

Etymology

Past participle of svellere (“to pluck out, root out”), from Vulgar Latin *exvellere, from Latin vellere (“to pluck, stretch”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈzvɛlto/

Adjective

svelto (feminine singular svelta, masculine plural svelti, feminine plural svelte)

Derived terms

Descendants

→ French: svelte
- → English: svelte
→ Portuguese: esbelto
→ Spanish: esbelto

Verb

svelto m (feminine singular svelta, masculine plural svelti, feminine plural svelte)

past participle of svellere

Anagrams

svolte

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