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Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.fe.tuˈo.zu/ , (faster pronunciation) /a.feˈtwo.zu/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.fe.tuˈo.zu/ , (faster pronunciation) /a.feˈtwo.zu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /a.fe.tuˈo.zo/ , (faster pronunciation) /a.feˈtwo.zo/
Adjective
afetuoso (feminine afetuosa, masculine plural afetuosos, feminine plural afetuosas, metaphonic)
- (of a person) affectionate (having affection)
- Synonym: carinhoso
- (of an action) affectionate (indicating affection)
- Synonym: carinhoso
1905, Maria Amalia Vaz de Carvalho, “Duas faces de uma medalha [Two sides of a medal]”, in Contos e phantasias [Short stories and fantasies], 2nd edition, Lisbon: Parceria Antonio Maria Pereira, page 159:Cumprimentavam-se com uns toques de familiaridade, e n’um ou n’outro baile d’estes a que vae toda a gente, a boa e a má, tinham-se apertado a mão mutuamente, e tinham trocado algumas phrases affectuosas.- They greeted each other with a touch of familiarity, and at one or another of those dances attended by all the people, both the good and the bad, they had shaken hands and exchanged a few affectionate words.