Etymology, Catalan, Afaitar
Etymology From Vulgar Latin *affactare, from Latin affectāre, present active infinitive of affectō, from Proto-Italic *adfaktō, frequentative of *adfakiō (“affect”), from *ad + *fakiō (“do, make”). Pronunciation (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /ə.fəjˈta/ (Valencian) IPA(key): /a.fajˈtaɾ/ Verb afaitar (first-person singular present afaito, past participle afaitat) (transitive) to shave Synonyms: rapar, rasurar, barbejar (obsolete) to adorn Synonyms: abellir, adornar