transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈa-pə-ˌtīt ]
noun
Etymology: Middle English apetit, from Anglo-French, from Latin appetitus, from appetere to strive after, from ad- + petere to go to — more at feather
Date: 14th century
1. : any of the instinctive desires necessary to keep up organic life ; especially : the desire to eat
2.
a. : an inherent craving
an insatiable appetite for work
b. : taste , preference
the cultural appetite s of the time — J. D. Hart
• ap·pe·ti·tive -ˌtī-tiv adjective