apetente

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin appetentem.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.peˈtẽ.t͡ʃi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.peˈtẽ.t͡ʃi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.peˈtẽ.te/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.pɨˈtẽ.tɨ/

• Hyphenation: a‧pe‧ten‧te

Adjective

apetente m or f (plural apetentes)

1. appetent (eagerly desirous)

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin appetentem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /apeˈtente/ [a.peˈt̪ẽn̪.t̪e]
• Rhymes: -ente
• Syllabification: a‧pe‧ten‧te

Adjective

apetente m or f (masculine and feminine plural apetentes)

1. hungry, having an appetite

   Antonym: inapetente

Related terms

• apetecer
• apetencia
• apetito

 

Further reading

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