nounadjective

il minuto

minute · tiny

Unità di tempo che equivale a sessanta secondi.

Minuto has several meanings:

As a masculine noun, it means a minute: a unit of time equal to 60 seconds. It can also mean a short, unspecified period of time.
In geometry, it means a minute of arc, equal to one sixtieth of a degree.
As an adjective, it means small, tiny or slender. It can describe a person with a slight build or something made up of small parts.
It can also mean detailed or meticulous, especially when describing an examination or account.

As a noun, minuto is masculine; its plural is minuti.

As an adjective, it agrees with the noun it describes: minuto, minuta, minuti, minute.

It comes from Latin minutus, meaning “small” or “diminished.” The time unit was originally understood as a small division of an hour.

For the adjective:

piccolo — “small” in a general sense; minuto often emphasizes fineness or a slight build.
esile — “slender” or “slight,” especially of a person.
dettagliato — “detailed”; close to minuto when referring to an account or examination.
grande — “large,” an opposite of minuto in the sense of size.
robusto — “sturdy” or “strongly built,” an opposite when describing a person’s build.