afago

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Galician[edit]

Verb[edit]

afago

  1. first-person singular present indicative of afacer
  2. first-person singular present indicative of afagar

Portuguese[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

 

  • Hyphenation: a‧fa‧go

Etymology 1[edit]

Deverbal from afagar.

Noun[edit]

afago m (plural afagos)

  1. caress, stroking
    • 1995, José Saramago, Ensaio sobre a cegueira, Caminho:
      [] até estes animais, antes domésticos, aprenderam a desconfiar dos afagos, []
      [] even these animals, previously domesticated, learned to distrust being stroked, []

Etymology 2[edit]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb[edit]

afago

  1. first-person singular present indicative of afagar

Further reading[edit]