predileto

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• predilecto (pre-1990 spelling)

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin praedīlēctus.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛtu

 

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

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

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɾɨ.diˈlɛ.tu/ [pɾɨ.ðiˈlɛ.tu]

• Hyphenation: pre‧di‧le‧to

Adjective

predileto (feminine predileta, masculine plural prediletos, feminine plural prediletas)

1. (formal) favorite / favourite

   Synonyms: favorito, preferido

Related terms

• predileção

Further reading

• “predileto”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “predileto”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026