bon appétit

See also: bon appetit

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from French bon appétit (literally “good appetite”), from bon (“good”) + appétit (“appetite”).

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌbɒn apəˈtiː/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˌboʊn æpəˈti(t)/[1][2]
  • Most American and British dictionaries prescribe French-like pronunciations like /ˌbɔː.næ.peɪˈtiː/,[3][4][5] /ˌbɒn apɛˈtiː/[6][7][8] and /ˈbɔn ˌæpəˈti/,[9] which, however, are not encountered in American speech, where the pronunciations /ˌboʊn æpəˈtit/ and /ˌboʊn æpəˈti/ predominate.
  • Rhymes: -iː, -iːt
  • Hyphenation: bon ap‧pé‧tit

Interjection

bon appétit

  1. Used to wish someone enjoyment of the meal they are about to eat.
    Synonym: enjoy your meal

Translations

References

  1. ↑ “bon appétit” (US) / “bon appétit” (UK) in Oxford Dictionaries, Oxford University Press. (US)
  2. ↑ Wordsworths Concise English Dictionary →ISBN /ˌbo(ʊ).næ.pəˈti/
  3. ↑ “bon appétit” in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
  4. ↑ “bon appétit” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
  5. ↑ “bon appétit” in Michael Agnes, editor-in-chief, Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th edition, Cleveland, Oh.: Wiley, 2010, →ISBN; reproduced on the Collins English Dictionary, Glasgow: HarperCollins Publishers.
  6. ↑ Oxford Dictionary of English (2012, →ISBN
  7. ↑ Concise OED (2011, →ISBN
  8. ↑ “bon appétit” (US) / “bon appétit” (UK) in Oxford Dictionaries, Oxford University Press. (UK)
  9. ↑ WordReference's Random House Learner's Dictictionary of American English

French

Etymology

Literally “good appetite”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɔ.n‿a.pe.ti/
  • Rhymes: -i

Interjection

bon appétit !

  1. bon appétit, enjoy your meal
    Synonym: bon ap' (informal shortening)
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