dileto

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• dilecto (pre-1990 spelling)

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin dīlēctus.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒiˈlɛ.tu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒiˈlɛ.tu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /d͡ʒiˈlɛ.to/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /diˈlɛ.tu/

Adjective

dileto (feminine dileta, masculine plural diletos, feminine plural diletas)

1. (formal) favorite, beloved

   Synonyms: predileto, favorito

References

• “dileto”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024
• “dileto”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
• “dileto”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024