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• /ˈfeɪv.ɹɪt/
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• CMU ARPABET: F EY1 V ER0 IH0 T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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Attested from the 1580s, borrowed from Middle French favorit, from Old French favorit or Italian favorito (“favoured, favourite”), past participle of Italian favorire (“to favor”), from favore, from Latin favor (“good will, favor”), from the verb faveō (“to favour”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bheh2weh1yeti (“to be favourable to”), from the root Proto-Indo-European *bheh2- (“to shine, glow light”). Doublet of favori.

174 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Afrikaans: gunsteling — preferred
• American Sign Language: Open8@Chin-PalmBack Contact Contact — preferred
• Arabic: مُفَضَّل (mufaḍḍal) — preferred
• Arabic: مصاحب (muṣāḥib) — preferred
• Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܡܲܛܐܒ݂ܵܐ (maṭˀḇā) — preferred
• Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܝܲܬܝܼܪ ܡܘܼܚܸܒܵܐ ܥܲܠ (yatīr mūḥibbā ˁal) — preferred
• Assamese: আটাইতকে ভাল লাগা (ataitke bhal laga) — preferred
• Assamese: আটাইতকৈ ভাল লগা (ataitkoi bhal loga) — preferred
• Asturian: favoritu — preferred
• Asturian: preferíu — preferred
• Azerbaijani: sevimli — preferred
• Belarusian: улюбёны (uljubjóny) — preferred
• Belarusian: любі́мы (ljubímy) — preferred
• Bhojpuri: पसंदीदा (pasandīdā) — preferred
• Bulgarian: предпочи́тан (predpočítan) — preferred
• Bulgarian: люби́м (ljubím) — preferred
• Catalan: favorit — preferred
• Catalan: preferit — preferred
• Chinese Mandarin: 最喜愛的 /最喜爱的 (zuì xǐ'ài de) — preferred
• Chinese Mandarin: 最喜歡的 /最喜欢的 (zuì xǐhuan de) — preferred
• Czech: nejoblíbenější — preferred
• Danish: yndlings- — preferred
• Dutch: favoriet — preferred
• Dutch: lievelings- — preferred
• Dutch: geliefkoost — preferred
• Esperanto: plej ŝatata — preferred
• Esperanto: plej preferata — preferred
• Estonian: lemmik — preferred
• Finnish: lempi- — preferred
• Finnish: mieli- — preferred
• Finnish: lemppari — preferred
• French: préféré — preferred
• French: favori — preferred
• Galician: favorito — preferred
• Galician: preferido — preferred
• Georgian: საყვარელი (saq̇vareli) — preferred
• Georgian: ფავორიტი (pavoriṭi) — preferred
• German: Lieblings- — preferred
• German: liebster — preferred
• German: bevorzugter — preferred
• Greek: αγαπημένος (agapiménos) — preferred
• Greek: ευνοούμενος (evnooúmenos) — preferred
• Hebrew: מועדף \ מָעֳדָף (mo'odáf) — preferred
• Hebrew: רָצוּי (ratsúi) — preferred
• Hindi: पसंदीदा (pasandīdā) — preferred
• Hungarian: kedvenc — preferred
• Icelandic: uppáhalds- — preferred
• Indonesian: kesukaan — preferred
• Italian: preferito — preferred
• Italian: favorito — preferred
• Italian: amato — preferred
• Japanese: お気に入りの (o-ki-ni-iri-no) — preferred
• Japanese: 最も好きな (mottomo-suki-na) — preferred
• Japanese: 大好きな (dai-suki na) — preferred
• Kazakh: ең сүйікті (eñ süiıktı) — preferred
• Korean: 제일 좋아하는 (jeil joahaneun) — preferred
• Korean: 가장 좋아하는 (gajang joahaneun) — preferred
• Korean: 최애 (choeae) — preferred
• Latvian: mīļākais — preferred
• Macedonian: омилен (omilen) — preferred
• Malay: kegemaran — preferred
• Māori: rorotu — preferred
• Norman: favori — preferred
• Norwegian: favoritt — preferred
• Norwegian: yndlings — preferred
• Persian: مورد علاقه (mowred-e 'alâqe) — preferred
• Persian: محبوب (mahbub) — preferred
• Polish: ulubiony — preferred
• Portuguese: favorito — preferred
• Portuguese: preferido — preferred
• Portuguese: predileto — preferred
• Romanian: favorit — preferred
• Romanian: favorită — preferred
• Russian: люби́мый (ljubímyj) — preferred
• Russian: излю́бленный (izljúblennyj) — preferred
• Sanskrit: प्रिय (priya) — preferred
• Serbo-Croatian: о̀миљен — preferred
• Serbo-Croatian: најдражи — preferred
• Serbo-Croatian: òmiljen — preferred
• Serbo-Croatian: najdraži — preferred
• Slovak: obľúbený — preferred
• Slovene: najljubši — preferred
• Southern Altai: сӱӱген (süügen) — preferred
• Spanish: favorito — preferred
• Spanish: preferido — preferred
• Spanish: predilecto — preferred
• Spanish: ganchito — preferred
• Swedish: favorit- — preferred
• Swedish: älsklings- — preferred
• Turkish: en sevdiği — preferred
• Turkish: gözde — preferred
• Turkish: favori — preferred
• Ukrainian: улю́блений (uljúblenyj) — preferred
• Ukrainian: люби́мий (ljubýmyj) — preferred
• Urdu: پسندیدہ (pasandīda) — preferred
• Urdu: دل پسند (dil-pasand) — preferred
• Vietnamese: được ưa thích — preferred
• West Frisian: favoryt — preferred
• Yiddish: באַליבט (balibt) — preferred
• Belarusian: любі́мец (ljubímjec) — person who enjoys special regard or favour
• Belarusian: улюбёнец (uljubjónjec) — person who enjoys special regard or favour
• Belarusian: улюбе́нец (uljubjénjec) — person who enjoys special regard or favour
• Belarusian: фавары́т (favarýt) — person who enjoys special regard or favour
• Bulgarian: люби́мец (ljubímec) — person who enjoys special regard or favour
• Bulgarian: фавори́т (favorít) — person who enjoys special regard or favour
• Catalan: favorit — person who enjoys special regard or favour
• Chinese Mandarin: 寵兒 /宠儿 (chǒng'ér) — person who enjoys special regard or favour
• Dutch: favoriet — person who enjoys special regard or favour
• Finnish: lellikki — person who enjoys special regard or favour
• Finnish: suosikki — person who enjoys special regard or favour
• French: favori — person who enjoys special regard or favour
• Galician: favorito — person who enjoys special regard or favour
• Galician: privado — person who enjoys special regard or favour
• German: Liebling — person who enjoys special regard or favour
• German: Favorit — person who enjoys special regard or favour
• Hungarian: kedvenc — person who enjoys special regard or favour
• Hungarian: kivételezett (személy) — person who enjoys special regard or favour
• Hungarian: kegyelt — person who enjoys special regard or favour
• Indonesian: favorit — person who enjoys special regard or favour
• Italian: favorito — person who enjoys special regard or favour
• Japanese: お気に入り (okiniiri) — person who enjoys special regard or favour
• Māori: makau — person who enjoys special regard or favour
• Māori: paruhi — person who enjoys special regard or favour
• Persian: سوگلی (sowgoli) — person who enjoys special regard or favour
• Polish: ulubieniec — person who enjoys special regard or favour
• Polish: ulubienica — person who enjoys special regard or favour
• Polish: beniaminek — person who enjoys special regard or favour
• Polish: pupil — person who enjoys special regard or favour
• Portuguese: favorito — person who enjoys special regard or favour
• Romanian: favorit — person who enjoys special regard or favour
• Romanian: favorită — person who enjoys special regard or favour
• Russian: люби́мец (ljubímec) — person who enjoys special regard or favour
• Russian: фавори́т (favorít) — person who enjoys special regard or favour
• Russian: фавори́тка (favorítka) — person who enjoys special regard or favour
• Russian: люби́мчик (ljubímčik) — person who enjoys special regard or favour
• Spanish: favorito — person who enjoys special regard or favour
• Swedish: favorit — person who enjoys special regard or favour
• Ukrainian: улю́бленець (uljúblenecʹ) — person who enjoys special regard or favour
• Ukrainian: улю́бленик (uljúblenyk) — person who enjoys special regard or favour
• Ukrainian: укоха́нець (ukoxánecʹ) — person who enjoys special regard or favour
• Ukrainian: лю́бленець (ljúblenecʹ) — person who enjoys special regard or favour
• Ukrainian: фавори́т (favorýt) — person who enjoys special regard or favour
• Welsh: ffefryn — person who enjoys special regard or favour
• Bulgarian: люби́мец (ljubímec) — person who is preferred or trusted above all others
• Finnish: suosikki — person who is preferred or trusted above all others
• French: favori — person who is preferred or trusted above all others
• German: Liebling — person who is preferred or trusted above all others
• German: Favorit — person who is preferred or trusted above all others
• Hungarian: üdvöske — person who is preferred or trusted above all others
• Persian: سوگلی (sowgoli) — person who is preferred or trusted above all others
• Portuguese: favorito — person who is preferred or trusted above all others
• Swahili: kipenzi — person who is preferred or trusted above all others
• Bulgarian: фавори́т (favorít) — contestant or competitor thought most likely to win
• Dutch: favoriet — contestant or competitor thought most likely to win
• Finnish: ennakkosuosikki — contestant or competitor thought most likely to win
• Finnish: suosikki — contestant or competitor thought most likely to win
• French: favori — contestant or competitor thought most likely to win
• German: Favorit — contestant or competitor thought most likely to win
• Greek: φαβορί (favorí) — contestant or competitor thought most likely to win
• Hungarian: favorit — contestant or competitor thought most likely to win
• Hungarian: esélyes — contestant or competitor thought most likely to win
• Italian: favorito — contestant or competitor thought most likely to win
• Polish: faworyt — contestant or competitor thought most likely to win
• Portuguese: favorito — contestant or competitor thought most likely to win
• Russian: фавори́т (favorít) — contestant or competitor thought most likely to win
• Russian: фавори́тка (favorítka) — contestant or competitor thought most likely to win
• Serbo-Croatian: фаво̀рӣт — contestant or competitor thought most likely to win
• Serbo-Croatian: favòrīt — contestant or competitor thought most likely to win
• Swedish: favorit — contestant or competitor thought most likely to win
• Turkish: gözde — contestant or competitor thought most likely to win
• Hungarian: kedvencek közé felvesz/ment — to add to favourites
• Hungarian: kedvencekhez hozzáad/felvesz — to add to favourites
• Portuguese: favoritar — to add to favourites
• Swedish: favoritmarkera — to add to favourites