saputo

See also: Saputo

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /saˈpu.to/
• Rhymes: -uto
• Hyphenation: sa‧pù‧to

Participle

saputo (feminine saputa, masculine plural saputi, feminine plural sapute)

1. past participle of sapere

Adjective

saputo (feminine saputa, masculine plural saputi, feminine plural sapute)

1. (literary):
   1. knowledgeable

      Synonym: informato

   2. experienced; wise

      Synonyms: esperto, saggio

      • 1321, Dante Alighieri, La divina commedia: Purgatorio [The Divine Comedy: Purgatory] (paperback), Bompiani, published 2001, Canto ⅩⅥ, lines 8–9:

        onde la scorta mia saputa e fida ¶ mi s’accostò e l’omero m’offerse

        So my guide, experienced and loyal, came close to me and offered me his shoulder

      • 1478, Luigi Pulci, Morgante‎^[1], Felice Le Monnier, published 1855, Canto terzo, page 52:

        Or tu le ragion tue puoi dire a lui, ¶ Che mi pare uomo assai giusto e saputo.

        Now, you can explain your reasons to him, who seems to me like a very just and wise man

      • 1891, Giovanni Pascoli, Myricae‎^[2], published 1905, page 69:

        il passero saputo in cor già gode, ¶ e il tutto spia dai rami irti del moro

        The knowing sparrow is already rejoicing in his heart, and takes a look through the prickly branches of the mulberry

2. (by extension) that acts like a know-it-all

Noun

saputo m (plural saputi, feminine saputa)

1. know-it-all

Derived terms

• saputello

Further reading

• saputo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana