affettare

Italian

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

    From Latin affectāre.

    Verb

    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. (Romanesco, archaic, obsolete) to wish, yearn for
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    Etymology 2

    From a- +‎ fetta +‎ -are.

    Verb

    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

    • affettare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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