afilar

From a- +‎ filu +‎ -ar.

afilar (first-person singular indicative present afilo, past participle afiláu)

1. to sharpen

• “afilar”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1ª edición, Academia de la Llingua Asturiana, 2000, →ISBN
• Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “afilar”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN

From a- +‎ fil +‎ -ar.

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ə.fiˈla]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [a.fiˈlaɾ]

• Audio (Barcelona):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

afilar (first-person singular present afilo, first-person singular preterite afilí, past participle afilat)

1. to sharpen

   Synonym: esmolar

• “afilar”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Borrowed from French affiler. Doublet of afiar.

• Hyphenation: a‧fi‧lar

afilar (first-person singular present afilo, first-person singular preterite afilei, past participle afilado)

1. to sharpen

   Synonyms: afiar, aguçar

• “afilar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “afilar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

From a- +‎ filo +‎ -ar.

• IPA^(key): /afiˈlaɾ/ [a.fiˈlaɾ]

• Audio (Venezuela):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: a‧fi‧lar

afilar (first-person singular present afilo, first-person singular preterite afilé, past participle afilado)

1. (transitive) to sharpen
2. (colloquial, Rioplatense, Paraguay) to court, flirt with
3. (reflexive, slang, vulgar, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador) to fuck

• “afilar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025