afilado

Portuguese

Adjective

afilado (feminine afilada, masculine plural afilados, feminine plural afiladas)

1. sharp

   Synonyms: afiado, amolado

2. pointy, stretched

   Synonym: pontiagudo

3. thin

   Synonyms: fino, adelgaçado

4. (of an animal) angry and incited to attack because of provocation

Participle

afilado (feminine afilada, masculine plural afilados, feminine plural afiladas)

1. past participle of afilar

Spanish

Etymology

From afilar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /afiˈlado/ [a.fiˈla.ð̞o]

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• Rhymes: -ado
• Syllabification: a‧fi‧la‧do

Adjective

afilado (feminine afilada, masculine plural afilados, feminine plural afiladas, superlative afiladísimo)

1. sharp

Noun

afilado m (plural afilados)

1. sharpening (of knives)
2. cut, edge (of knives)

Participle

afilado (feminine afilada, masculine plural afilados, feminine plural afiladas)

1. past participle of afilar

Further reading

• “afilado”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014