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Portuguese
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -adu
- Hyphenation: a‧fi‧la‧do
Adjective
afilado (feminine afilada, masculine plural afilados, feminine plural afiladas)
- sharp
- Synonyms: afiado, amolado
- pointy, stretched
- Synonym: pontiagudo
- thin
- Synonyms: fino, adelgaçado
- (of an animal) angry and incited to attack because of provocation
Participle
afilado (feminine afilada, masculine plural afilados, feminine plural afiladas)
- past participle of afilar
Spanish
Etymology
From afilar.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /afiˈlado/
- Rhymes: -ado
- Syllabification: a‧fi‧la‧do
Adjective
afilado (feminine afilada, masculine plural afilados, feminine plural afiladas, superlative afiladísimo)
- sharp
Noun
afilado m (plural afilados)
- sharpening (of knives)
- cut, edge (of knives)
Participle
afilado (feminine afilada, masculine plural afilados, feminine plural afiladas)
- past participle of afilar
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