predileto

Portuguese

Alternative forms

predilecto (pre-1990 spelling)

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin praedīlēctus.

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -ɛtu

(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)

(formal) favorite / favourite
Synonyms: favorito, preferido

Related terms

predileção

Further reading

“predileto” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

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