aperitiu

Catalan

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin aperitīvus, from Late Latin apertīvus (“opening”), from aperiō (“I open”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ə.pə.ɾiˈtiw]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [a.pe.ɾiˈtiw]

• Audio (Barcelona):

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• Rhymes: -iw

Adjective

aperitiu (feminine aperitiva, masculine plural aperitius, feminine plural aperitives)

1. promoting appetite, appetizing

Related terms

• abrir

Noun

aperitiu m (plural aperitius)

1. apéritif
2. appetizer

Synonyms

• vermut

Further reading

• “aperitiu”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Occitan

Etymology

From Late Latin aperitivus (“opening”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

aperitiu m (plural aperitius)

1. apéritif