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bon appétit

American  
[baw na-pey-tee] / bɔ na peɪˈti /

interjection

French.

  1. (I wish you) a hearty appetite.

Example Sentences

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If preparing and eating Mediterranean-style recipes delights you, then bon appétit.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 15, 2022

This acts as a molecular bon appétit to mosquitoes, enticing them to chow down on Plasmodium-filled blood so the parasite can spread to a new host.

From Scientific American • Jan. 13, 2022

Let the choruses of bon appétit and happy holidays begin.

From Fox News • Dec. 10, 2021

Sprinkle some over your word salad and bon appétit!

From Slate • May 18, 2020

Foodies looking for a good cry, bon appétit.

From New York Times • Jul. 27, 2012

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