aperitivo
Portuguese, noun/a.pe.ɾiˈt͡ʃi.vu/
aperitivo is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “appetiser” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “qualquer bebida que desperta o apetite”.
What does aperitivo mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineappetiser
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que serve para abrir o apetite 2. que dá apetite 3. que combate a anorexia
noun: 1. qualquer bebida que desperta o apetite 2. abrideira
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of aperitivo
- aperitivos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce aperitivo?
- Brazil /a.pe.ɾiˈt͡ʃi.vu/
- Portugal /ɐ.pɨ.ɾiˈti.vu/
- Portugal /ɐ.pɨ.ɾiˈti.bu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (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 Portuguese?
aperitivo appears 1.4 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).