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afiado.

sharp (able to cut easily)

6 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

adj/a.fiˈa.du/Brazil/aˈfja.du/Brazil/ɐˈfja.du/Portugal[ɐˈfja.ðu]Portugal

  1. sharp (able to cut easily)

    comparable
    Faca afiada.

  2. witty (clever; amusingly ingenious)

    comparable · figuratively
    Humor afiado.

  3. well prepared for something

    Brazil · comparable · figuratively
    Os estudandes estão afiados para a prova.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Old Galician-Portuguese a- Portuguese a- Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰiH-(s-)lo-der. Proto-Italic *fī(s)lom Latin fīlum Old Galician-Portuguese fio Portuguese fio Proto-Italic *-āzi ▲ Latin -ereinflu. Latin -āre Old Galician-Portuguese -ar Portuguese -ar ▲ Latin fīlumder. Vulgar Latin *affīlāre? Portuguese afiar Portuguese -ado Portuguese afiado From afiar (“to sharpen”) + -ado (“-ed”).

verb/a.fiˈa.du/Brazil/aˈfja.du/Brazil/ɐˈfja.du/Portugal[ɐˈfja.ðu]Portugal

  1. past participle of afiar

    form-of · participle · past
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Old Galician-Portuguese a- Portuguese a- Proto-Indo-European *gʷʰiH-(s-)lo-der. Proto-Italic *fī(s)lom Latin fīlum Old Galician-Portuguese fio Portuguese fio Proto-Italic *-āzi ▲ Latin -ereinflu. Latin -āre Old Galician-Portuguese -ar Portuguese -ar ▲ Latin fīlumder. Vulgar Latin *affīlāre? Portuguese afiar Portuguese -ado Portuguese afiado From afiar (“to sharpen”) + -ado (“-ed”).

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