convite

Galician

Etymology

14th century. From Old Occitan; ultimately from Latin convitō. Cognate with Portuguese convite and Spanish convite.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /komˈbite̝/

Noun

convite m (plural convites)

1. banquet, feast, reception

Related terms

• convidar

References

• Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “conuite”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “convite”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “convite”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “convite”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “convite”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Catalan convit, from Latin convitāre.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõˈvi.t͡ʃi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõˈvi.t͡ʃi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõˈvi.te/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõˈvi.tɨ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõˈvi.tɨ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõˈbi.tɨ/

• Hyphenation: con‧vi‧te

Noun

convite m (plural convites)

1. invitation, invite

   Synonym: invitação

2. (archaic) feast

   Synonym: festim

Related terms

• convidar

Further reading

• “convite”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “convite”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “convite”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Catalan convit, from Medieval Latin convitare.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /komˈbite/ [kõmˈbi.t̪e]
• Rhymes: -ite
• Syllabification: con‧vi‧te

Noun

convite m (plural convites)

1. banquet, feast

   Synonyms: banquete, festín

2. wedding reception

   Synonym: recepción

Related terms

• convidar

Further reading

• “convite”, 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