predilecto

Portuguese

Adjective

predilecto (feminine predilecta, masculine plural predilectos, feminine plural predilectas)

1. Pre-reform spelling (until Brazil 1943/Portugal 1990) of predileto. Still used in countries where the agreement hasn't come into effect; may occur as a sporadic misspelling.

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin praedīlēctus.

Adjective

predilecto (feminine predilecta, masculine plural predilectos, feminine plural predilectas)

1. favorite, preferred

   Synonyms: favorito, preferido

Related terms

• predilección

 

Further reading

• “predilecto”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16