predilecto

Portuguese

Adjective

predilecto (feminine predilecta, masculine plural predilectos, feminine plural predilectas)

1. Pre-reform spelling (until Brazil 1943/Portugal 1990) of predileto. Still used in countries where the agreement hasn't come into effect; may occur as a sporadic misspelling.

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin praedīlēctus.

Adjective

predilecto (feminine predilecta, masculine plural predilectos, feminine plural predilectas)

1. favorite, preferred

   Synonyms: favorito, preferido

Related terms

• predilección

 

Further reading

• “predilecto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014