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Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin appetentia. Compare English appetence and appetency.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /apeˈtenθja/
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /apeˈtensja/
- Rhymes: -enθja
- Rhymes: -ensja
- Syllabification: a‧pe‧ten‧cia
Noun
apetencia f (plural apetencias)
- hunger, appetite
- Synonym: apetito
- Antonym: inapetencia
- gaining of appetite
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