provecho

Inherited from Latin prōfectus (“progress, success”). Cognate with English profit.

• IPA^(key): /pɾoˈbet͡ʃo/ [pɾoˈβ̞e.t͡ʃo]

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• Rhymes: -etʃo
• Syllabification: pro‧ve‧cho

provecho m (plural provechos)

1. benefit, profit

   Synonym: beneficio

2. advantage

   Synonym: ventaja

3. worth, worthwhileness

   Synonyms: valor, valía

¡provecho!

1. enjoy your meal (short for buen provecho)

• “provecho”, 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