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Spanish
Etymology
From a- + filigrana + -ar.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /afiliɡɾaˈnaɾ/
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: a‧fi‧li‧gra‧nar
Verb
afiligranar (first-person singular present afiligrano, first-person singular preterite afiligrané, past participle afiligranado)
- (transitive) to filigree (to decorate something with intricate ornamentation made from gold or silver twisted wire)
Conjugation
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
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