affettato

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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)

  1. 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)

  1. sliced (bread)

Noun

affettato m (plural affettati)

  1. sliced meat such as salami
  2. deli meats
  3. cold cuts

Participle

affettato (feminine affettata, masculine plural affettati, feminine plural affettate)

  1. past participle of affettare
Further reading
  • affettato2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana