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afeitar.

to become fond

7 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

verb/a.fejˈta(ʁ)/Brazil[a.feɪ̯ˈta(h)]Brazil/a.fejˈta(ɾ)/São-Paulo[a.feɪ̯ˈta(ɾ)]São-Paulo
  1. to become fond

    archaic · pronominal
  2. to make presentable

    archaic · transitive
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁k- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁kyéti Proto-Italic *θakjō Proto-Italic *fakjō Latin faciō Latin afficiō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin -tō Latin affectāre Portuguese afeitar Inherited from Latin affectāre. Doublet of afetar, afectar, and enfeitar.

verb/a.fejˈta(ʁ)/Brazil[a.feɪ̯ˈta(h)]Brazil/a.fejˈta(ɾ)/São-Paulo[a.feɪ̯ˈta(ɾ)]São-Paulo
  1. to shave (to remove one’s beard)

    South-Brazil · pronominal
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Spanish afeitar.

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