fiorito

flowery

adjective fyoh-REE-toh Rare

Origin: Past participle of fiorire ('to flower'), from Latin florere.

Also means

ornate (of language)

Usage Note

Fiorito agrees in gender and number: fiorita, fioriti, fiorite. It describes something covered in flowers (un giardino fiorito = 'a garden in bloom') or, figuratively, elaborate and ornate language (uno stile fiorito = 'a flowery style'). As a past participle it also forms compound tenses of fiorire.

Examples

"Il balcone fiorito profuma tutta la strada."

Natural Translation

The flower-covered balcony scents the whole street.

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