perlita

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [pərˈli.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [peɾˈli.ta]

From French perlite.

perlita f (plural perlites)

1. perlite (mineral)

   Synonym: perlita volcànica

• perlític

From English pearlite.

perlita f (plural perlites)

1. pearlite (steel)

• perlític

• “perlita”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026

perlita

1. inflection of perlitus:
   1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
   2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

perlitā

1. ablative feminine singular of perlitus

• perlite (Portugal)

perlita f (plural perlitas) (Brazilian Portuguese spelling)

1. (mineralogy) perlite

• “perlita”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “perlita”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

From perla +‎ -ita.

• IPA^(key): /peɾˈlita/ [peɾˈli.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -ita
• Syllabification: per‧li‧ta

perlita f (plural perlitas)

1. perlite
2. pearlite
3. gnatcatcher

• “perlita”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025