aperitivo

From Italian aperitivo. Doublet of aperitive and apéritif.

aperitivo

1. An Italian apéritif.

• IPA^(key): /aperiˈtivo/

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• Rhymes: -ivo
• Hyphenation: a‧pe‧ri‧ti‧vo

aperitivo (accusative singular aperitivon, plural aperitivoj, accusative plural aperitivojn)

1. an apéritif

Borrowed from Medieval Latin aperītīvus, from Late Latin apertīvus, from Latin aperiō, and partly from French apéritif.

• IPA^(key): /a.pe.riˈti.vo/
• Rhymes: -ivo
• Hyphenation: a‧pe‧ri‧tì‧vo

aperitivo m (plural aperitivi)

1. an apéritif
2. an appetizer
3. in Italy, a period of the evening prior to dinner, somewhat analogous to a cocktail hour or happy hour, in which bars and other establishments serve appetizers, snacks, or a light meal alongside alcoholic drinks (traditionally aperitif drinks)

• aprire

• evaporiti, operativi

Borrowed from Medieval Latin aperitīvus, from Late Latin apertīvus, from Latin aperiō.

• Hyphenation: a‧pe‧ri‧ti‧vo

aperitivo m (plural aperitivos)

1. appetiser

• abrir

• “aperitivo”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “aperitivo”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “aperitivo”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
• “aperitivo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Borrowed from Medieval Latin aperitivus, from Late Latin apertivus, from Latin aperiō.

• IPA^(key): /apeɾiˈtibo/ [a.pe.ɾiˈt̪i.β̞o]

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• Rhymes: -ibo
• Syllabification: a‧pe‧ri‧ti‧vo

aperitivo m (plural aperitivos)

1. apéritif
2. appetizer, snack

   Synonyms: abreboca, botana, chuchería, copetín, picada, picoteo

• “aperitivo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024