predileto

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Portuguese[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

predilecto (pre-1990 spelling)

Etymology[edit]

Learned borrowing from Latin praedīlēctus.

Pronunciation[edit]

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[edit]

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

(formal) favorite / favourite
Synonyms: favorito, preferido

Related terms[edit]

predileção

Further reading[edit]

“predileto” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

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