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bon appétit

Syllables: bon ap·pé·tit/ˌbɒn apəˈtiː/US/ˌboʊn æpəˈti(t)/

bon appétit phrase: used to wish someone enjoyment of the meal they are about to eat.

Phrase

bon appétit

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

bon appétit meaning in Hindi, Urdu, Kannada and Pashto

bon appétit in Hindi

used to wish someone enjoyment of the meal they are about to eat
सुख भोजन sukh bhojan, कृपया भोजन का आनंद लीजिये kŕpayā bhojan kā ānand lījiye

bon appétit in Urdu

used to wish someone enjoyment of the meal they are about to eat
نوش فَرْمائِیے noś farmāiye, نوشِ جان noś-i jān

bon appétit in Kannada

used to wish someone enjoyment of the meal they are about to eat
ಚೆನ್ನಾಗಿ ಊಟ ಮಾಡಿ cennāgi ūṭa māḍi

bon appétit in Pashto

used to wish someone enjoyment of the meal they are about to eat
خورمن دې ښه xwǝrmǝn de ša
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bon appétit in Arabic
شَهْيَة طَيِّبَة šahiyya ṭayyiba, بِٱلصِّحَّةِ وَٱلْعَافِيَةِ bi-ṣ-ṣiḥḥati wal-ʕāfiyati, بِٱلْهَنَاءِ وَٱلشِّفَاءِ bi-l-hanāʔi waš-šifāʔi, وَجْبَة طَيِّبَة wajba ṭayyiba
bon appétit in Malay
selamat makan, selamat menjamu selera
bon appétit in Indonesian
selamat makan
bon appétit in Thai
เชิญทานครับ chəən taan kráp, เชิญทานค่ะ chəən taan kâ, ทานให้อร่อยนะ taan hâi à-rɔ̀i ná, กินให้อร่อย gin hâi à-rɔ̀i
bon appétit in Vietnamese
ăn nào, ăn ngon nhé, chúc ngon miệng

Synonyms of bon appétit

Forms of bon appétit

alternative formbon appetit
alternative form (humorous)bone apple tea
alternative form (humorous)bone apple teeth

Origin of bon appétit

Unadapted borrowing from French bon appétit (literally “good appetite”).

Words that rhyme with bon appétit

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Questions about bon appétit

What does bon appétit mean?
Bon appétit means used to wish someone enjoyment of the meal they are about to eat.
What is bon appétit in Hindi?
Bon appétit in Hindi is सुख भोजन (sukh bhojan), कृपया भोजन का आनंद लीजिये (kŕpayā bhojan kā ānand lījiye). See Bon appétit meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is bon appétit?
Bon appétit is a phrase.
How do you pronounce bon appétit?
Bon appétit is pronounced /ˌbɒn apəˈtiː/ (UK).

Words near bon appétit in the dictionary

  1. Bomu
  2. Bomê
  3. BON
  4. Bon Accord
  5. bon appetit
  6. bon appétit
  7. bon bon chicken
  8. Bon Festival
  9. Bon Gula
  10. Bon Homme County
  11. bon mot

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