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Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /af.fetˈta.to/
- Rhymes: -ato
- Hyphenation: af‧fet‧tà‧to
Etymology 1
From Latin affectātus.
Adjective
affettato (feminine affettata, masculine plural affettati, feminine plural affettate)
- affected, stilted (simulated in order to impress)
Derived terms
Further reading
- affettato1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Etymology 2
From affettare.
Adjective
affettato (feminine affettata, masculine plural affettati, feminine plural affettate)
- sliced (bread)
Noun
affettato m (plural affettati)
- sliced meat such as salami
- deli meats
- cold cuts
Participle
affettato (feminine affettata, masculine plural affettati, feminine plural affettate)
- past participle of affettare
Further reading
- affettato2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana