apetite

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from French appétit, from Latin appetītus.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.peˈt͡ʃi.t͡ʃi/, /a.piˈt͡ʃi.t͡ʃi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.peˈt͡ʃi.t͡ʃi/, /a.piˈt͡ʃi.t͡ʃi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.peˈt͡ʃi.te/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.pɨˈti.tɨ/

• Hyphenation: a‧pe‧ti‧te

Noun

apetite m (plural apetites)

1. appetite
2. craving
3. (literary) desire; passion; ambition