afilar

From a- +‎ filu +‎ -ar.

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

1. to sharpen

From a- +‎ fil +‎ -ar.

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ə.fiˈla]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [a.fiˈlaɾ]
• 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, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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

From a- +‎ filo +‎ -ar.

• IPA^(key): /afiˈlaɾ/ [a.fiˈlaɾ]

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• 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, Argentina, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay) to court, flirt with
3. (reflexive, colloquial, Chile) to fuck

• “afilar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28