raffinato
refined, sophisticated
adjective rahf-fee-NAH-toh Less Common
Also means
refined (of oil, sugar)
Usage Note
Raffinato describes elegant taste, manners, or style (una persona raffinata = a refined person) and also the industrial process of refining (zucchero raffinato = refined sugar, petrolio raffinato = refined petroleum). It inflects regularly: raffinata (f), raffinati/raffinate (pl). The verb is raffinare and the noun raffinatezza (refinement, sophistication).
Examples
"Ha un gusto molto raffinato."
Natural Translation
She has very refined taste.
Literal Translation
She-has a taste very refined.
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