palpite

See also: palpité

French

Verb

palpite

1. inflection of palpiter:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pawˈpi.t͡ʃi/ [paʊ̯ˈpi.t͡ʃi]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pawˈpi.t͡ʃi/ [paʊ̯ˈpi.t͡ʃi]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /pawˈpi.te/ [paʊ̯ˈpi.te]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /palˈpi.tɨ/ [paɫˈpi.tɨ]

Etymology 1

Deverbal from palpitar.

Noun

palpite m (plural palpites)

1. heartbeat
2. (by extension) hunch, guess, opinion

   Synonyms: suposição, opinião, chute

Etymology 2

Verb

palpite

1. inflection of palpitar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Further reading

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

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /palˈpite/ [palˈpi.t̪e]
• Rhymes: -ite
• Syllabification: pal‧pi‧te

Etymology 1

Deverbal from palpitar.

Noun

palpite m (plural palpites)

1. hunch

   Synonyms: corazonada, pálpito, presentimiento

Etymology 2

Verb

palpite

1. inflection of palpitar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative