esperto
expert
noun adjective eh-SPEHR-toh Common
Origin: from Latin expertus
Also means
experienced
Usage Note
Esperto is both a noun ('an expert') and an adjective ('experienced, skilled'), with regular endings esperta/esperti/esperte. As an adjective it takes di or in: esperto di cucina ('an expert in cooking'). It shares its root with esperienza, 'experience'.
Examples
"È un esperto di informatica."
Natural Translation
He is a computing expert.
Literal Translation
He-is an expert of computing.

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