bon appétit
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bon appétit
- /ˌbɒn apəˈtiː/ UK
- /ˌboʊn æpəˈti(t)/ US
Rhymes with -iː, -iːt
Where it comes from
Unadapted borrowing from French bon appétit (literally “good appetite”).
phrase bon appetit · bone apple tea · bone apple teeth
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Used to wish someone enjoyment of the meal they are about to eat.
Similar: enjoy your meal
Translations
Every language
phrase used to wish someone enjoyment of the meal they are about to eat
| Español | buen provecho, provecho, que aproveche |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 맛있게 드십시오 masitge deusipsio, 맛있게 드세요 masitge deuseyo, 많이 드세요 mani deuseyo, 맛있게 먹어요 masitge meogeoyo, 잘 먹어 jal meogeo, 많이 먹어 mani meogeo |
| 中文 | 請慢用 /请慢用 qǐng mànyòng, 慢用 mànyòng, 吃好喝好 chīhǎohēhǎo |
| हिन्दी | सुख भोजन sukh bhojan, कृपया भोजन का आनंद लीजिये kŕpayā bhojan kā ānand lījiye |
| Kiswahili | karibu chakula |
| Português | bom apetite, bom proveito |
| Français | bon appétit, bon ap' |
| Deutsch | guten Appetit, lass es dir schmecken, lasst es euch schmecken, lassen Sie es sich schmecken, Mahlzeit |
| Italiano | buon appetito |
| Ελληνικά | καλή όρεξη kalí órexi |
| Română | poftă bună, poftă mare |
| Русский | прия́тного аппети́та prijátnovo appetíta |
| Tiếng Việt | ăn nào, ăn ngon nhé, chúc ngon miệng |
| العربية | شَهِيَّة طَيِّبَة šahiyya ṭayyiba, بِٱلصِّحَّةِ وَٱلْعَافِيَةِ bi-ṣ-ṣiḥḥati wal-ʕāfiyati, بِٱلْهَنَاءِ وَٱلشِّفَاءِ bi-l-hanāʔi waš-šifāʔi, وَجْبَة طَيِّبَة wajba ṭayyiba |
| עברית | בְּתֵאָבוֹן b'te'avón |
Talk about this word "bon appétit." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/bon%20app%C3%A9tit. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. bon appétit. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/bon%20app%C3%A9tit "bon appétit." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/bon%20app%C3%A9tit.Cite this
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title = {bon appétit},
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