apetencia

== Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin appetentia. Compare English appetence and appetency. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /apeˈtenθja/ [a.peˈt̪ẽn̟.θja] (Spain) IPA(key): /apeˈtensja/ [a.peˈt̪ẽn.sja] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -enθja (Spain) Rhymes: -ensja (Latin America, Philippines) Syllabification: a‧pe‧ten‧cia === Noun === apetencia f (plural apetencias) hunger, appetite Synonym: apetito Antonym: inapetencia gaining of appetite ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “apetencia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025