# apetecer
## Galician
### Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *appetescō, from Latin appetere.

### Verb

apetecer (first-person singular present apetezo, first-person singular preterite apetecín, past participle apetecido) apetecer (first-person singular present apeteço, first-person singular preterite apetecim or apeteci, past participle apetecido, reintegrationist norm)
* to feel like

#### Conjugation

$^1$Less recommended.

## Portuguese
### Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *appetēscere, from Latin appetere.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /a.pe.teˈse(ʁ)/ [a.pe.teˈse(h)]
* (Brazil) IPA: /a.pe.teˈse(ʁ)/ [a.pe.teˈse(h)]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /a.pe.teˈse(ɾ)/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /a.pe.teˈse(ʁ)/ [a.pe.teˈse(χ)]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /a.pe.teˈse(ɻ)/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ɐ.pɨ.tɨˈseɾ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ɐ.pɨ.tɨˈseɾ/
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /ɐ.pɨ.tɨˈse.ɾi/
* Hyphenation: a‧pe‧te‧cer

### Verb

apetecer (first-person singular present apeteço, first-person singular preterite apeteci, past participle apetecido)
* (transitive) to desire
** Gregório de Matos, A Umas Saudades
    navegue o meu pensamento: meus suspiros formai vento, com que me façais ir ter onde me apeteço ver;may my thought sail: my sighs, may you form wind, with which may you make me go where I desire to see myself;
* (intransitive) to please; to be of interest [with a ‘to’]
** 2009, Maria Gadú, Escudos:Eu não tenho tempo pra falar teu nome Eu não tenho nome pra você dizer Meu café jamais vai matar tua fome Nada que tu traga vai me apetecerI have no time to speak your name I have no name to tell you My coffee will never kill your hunger Nothing you bring will please me.

#### Conjugation
## Spanish
### Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *appetēscere, from Latin appetere. Compare English appetize and English appetite.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Spain) /apeteˈθeɾ/ [a.pe.t̪eˈθeɾ]
* IPA: (Latin America, Philippines) /apeteˈseɾ/ [a.pe.t̪eˈseɾ]
* Rhymes: -eɾ
* Syllabification: a‧pe‧te‧cer

### Verb

apetecer (first-person singular present apetezco, first-person singular preterite apetecí, past participle apetecido)
* (transitive, intransitive, reflexive) to feel like, to fancy; would like, to be down for (US slang)
    No me apetece salir esta noche.I don't feel like going out tonight.
    ¿Te apetece ayudarme con esto?Do you feel like helping me with this?
    Me apetece una pizza con champiñones.I'm in the mood for a pizza with mushrooms.

#### Conjugation

$^1$Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language. $^2$Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
$^1$Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language. $^2$Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

#### Derived terms

* apetecedor
* apetecible

#### Related terms

* apetencia
* apetente
* apetito

### Further reading

* “apetecer”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10
* “apetecer” in Diccionario panhispánico de dudas, segunda edición, Real Academia Española, 2023. →ISBN