affettare

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Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /af.fetˈta.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: af‧fet‧tà‧re

Etymology 1

From Latin affectāre.

Verb

affettàre (first-person singular present affètto, first-person singular past historic affettài, past participle affettàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. to affect, to feign (elegance, good taste, an English accent, etc.) in an ostentatious manner
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Etymology 2

From a- +‎ fetta +‎ -are.

Verb

affettàre (first-person singular present affétto, first-person singular past historic affettài, past participle affettàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. to slice (bread, meat, etc.)
  2. to knife (to injure with a knife)
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Further reading

  • affettare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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