antojo

See also: antojó

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Deverbal from antojar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɐ̃ˈto.ʒu/

Noun

antojo m (plural antojos)

1. illusion, false appearance
2. unreasonable whim

Alternative forms

• antolho

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɐ̃ˈtɔ.ʒu/

Verb

antojo

1. first-person singular present indicative of antojar

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin ante oculum. By surface analysis, ante +‎ ojo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /anˈtoxo/ [ãn̪ˈt̪o.xo]
• Rhymes: -oxo
• Syllabification: an‧to‧jo

Noun

antojo m (plural antojos)

1. whim, impulse, craving

   Synonym: capricho

   • 1989, Laura Esquivel, Como Agua Para Chocolate, page 69:

     "Y así como un poeta juega con las palabras, así ella jugaba a su antojo con los ingredientes y con las cantidades, obteniendo resultados fenomenales."

     And, like a poet plays with words, she played to her whims with ingredients and amounts, obtaining phenomenal results.

2. birthmark

   Synonym: lunar

Derived terms

• antojadizo
• antojar
• antojito

 

Further reading

• “antojo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16