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affettare

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Italian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /af.fetˈta.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: af‧fet‧tà‧re

Etymology 1

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    From Latin affectāre.

    Verb

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    affettàre (first-person singular present affètto, first-person singular past historic affettài, past participle affettàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

    1. to affect, to feign (elegance, good taste, an English accent, etc.) in an ostentatious manner
    2. (Rome, archaic, obsolete) to wish, yearn for
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    Etymology 2

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      From a- +‎ fetta +‎ -are.

      Verb

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      affettàre (first-person singular present affétto, first-person singular past historic affettài, past participle affettàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

      1. to slice (bread, meat, etc.)
      2. to knife (to injure with a knife)
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      Further reading

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      • affettare”, in Vocabolario Treccani on line (in Italian), Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 2026

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