buen provecho
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌbwem pɾoˈbet͡ʃo/ [ˌbwẽm pɾoˈβ̞e.t͡ʃo]
- Syllabification: buen pro‧ve‧cho
Phrase
- bon appétit, enjoy your meal
- Synonym: buen apetito
Usage notes
- In some Spanish-speaking areas, this phrase is used not only when the listener is starting to eat, but also if the speaker comes into a room where the listener is already eating.
Further reading
- “buen provecho”, 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