bendito

== Portuguese == === Etymology === Semi-learned borrowing from Ecclesiastical Latin benedictus (“blessed”), perfect passive participle of Latin benedīcō (“to speak well of”). Doublet of bento, Bento, and Benedito. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -itu Hyphenation: ben‧di‧to === Participle === bendito (feminine bendita, masculine plural benditos, feminine plural benditas) past participle of bendizer === Adjective === bendito (feminine bendita, masculine plural benditos, feminine plural benditas) blessed; holy (worthy of worship) Synonym: bento ==== Related terms ==== benta bênção === Further reading === “bendito”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “bendito”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Semi-learned borrowing from Ecclesiastical Latin benedictus (“blessed”), perfect passive participle of Latin benedīcō (“to speak well of”). Doublet of benito, as well as Old Spanish bendicho. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /benˈdito/ [bẽn̪ˈd̪i.t̪o] Rhymes: -ito Syllabification: ben‧di‧to === Adjective === bendito (feminine bendita, masculine plural benditos, feminine plural benditas) blessed Antonym: maldito ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Noun === bendito m (plural benditos) (Christianity) A prayer that begins with "Bendito y alabado sea..." === Participle === bendito (feminine bendita, masculine plural benditos, feminine plural benditas) (dated, now proscribed) past participle of bendecir === Further reading === “bendito”, 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 Fundéu Nueva gramática de la lengua española == Tagalog == === Alternative forms === bindito === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish bendito, from Ecclesiastical Latin benedictus. === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /benˈdito/ [bɛn̪ˈd̪iː.t̪o] Rhymes: -ito Syllabification: ben‧di‧to === Adjective === bendito (feminine bendita, Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜈ᜔ᜇᜒᜆᜓ) blessed Synonyms: banal, pinagpala, nabasbasan, biniyayaan, benditado ==== Related terms ==== === Noun === bendito (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜒᜈ᜔ᜇᜒᜆᜓ) (Roman Catholicism) prayer that begins with “Bendito y alabado sea […] ” ==== See also ==== === Further reading === “bendito”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025 “bendito”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018