Portuguese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French appétit, from Latin appetītus.[1][2]

Pronunciation

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

  • Hyphenation: a‧pe‧ti‧te

Noun

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apetite m (plural apetites)

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

References

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  1. ^ apetite”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 20032024
  2. ^ apetite”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 20082024