🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

favorito

Pronunciation / Transliteration: favorito

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Favorite/ˈfeɪ.və.rɪt/
adjectivenounCEFR A2 (Elementary)Top #850 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"O chocolate é a minha sobremesa favorita."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A person or thing that is preferred over others.

    "Chocolate ice cream is my favorite dessert."
  2. 2

    A contestant or competitor expected to win.

    "The team is the favorite to win the championship this year."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Italian 'favorito', past participle of 'favorire' (to favor), which stems from the Latin 'favor' (goodwill, partiality) from 'favere' (to be favorable). It entered the English language in the late 16th century via French, initially functioning as a noun meaning a person treated with special affection or preference before expanding to adjectival use.

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