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

• sporcaccione
• sporcamente
• sporcizia

Related terms

• sporcare

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

Anagrams

• scopro