afilamiento

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Spanish

Etymology

From afilar +‎ -miento.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /afilaˈmjento/
  • Rhymes: -ento
  • Syllabification: a‧fi‧la‧mien‧to

Noun

afilamiento m (plural afilamientos)

  1. thinning (especially of the face)
    • 2018 August 5, “Cae imperio cubano”, in El Nuevo Diario, archived from the original on 13 April 2022:
      Antes, los atletas cubanos en proyección como medallistas en diferentes eventos contaban con médicos y adiestradores muy competentes durante su fase de afilamiento, moviéndose en países de Europa Oriental, Asia, América del Sur y México.
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