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Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pre.diˈlɛt.to/
- Rhymes: -ɛtto
- Hyphenation: pre‧di‧lèt‧to
Etymology 1
From Latin praedīlēctus.
Adjective
prediletto (feminine prediletta, masculine plural prediletti, feminine plural predilette)
- favourite/favorite
- best, closest (friend)
Noun
prediletto m (plural prediletti)
- favourite/favorite
- mollycoddle
- teacher's pet
Etymology 2
Participle
prediletto (feminine prediletta, masculine plural prediletti, feminine plural predilette)
- past participle of prediligere
Further reading
- prediletto in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana