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aperitivo

Spanish, noun/apeɾiˈtibo/

aperitivo is spelled A-P-E-R-I-T-I-V-O (9 letters) and appears 1.6 times per million words in written Spanish, the 25,923rd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Aperitivo is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “apéritif” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Bebida que se consume antes de una comida como forma de estimular el apetito”.

What does aperitivo mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculineapéritif

  2. 2

    masculineappetizer, snack

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Spanish dictionaries define it

adjective: 1. Que sirve para estimular el apetito. 2. Medicamento que se utiliza para desobstruir algún conducto.

noun: 1. Bebida que se consume antes de una comida como forma de estimular el apetito. 2. Plato o colación que se consume con dicha bebida₃.

The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.

Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of aperitivo

  • aperitivos plural
  • aperitiva feminine
  • aperitivas feminine plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce aperitivo?

  • /apeɾiˈtibo/
  • [a.pe.ɾiˈt̪i.β̞o]
  • [apeɾiˈt̪iβ̞o]

Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to aperitivo

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is aperitivo in Spanish?

aperitivo appears 1.6 times per million words in written Spanish.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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