afiado
Portuguese, adjective/a.fiˈa.du/
afiado is a Portuguese adjective meaning “sharp (able to cut easily)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a past participle of afiar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “que tem fio”.
What does afiado mean in English?
adjective
- 1
sharp (able to cut easily)
Faca afiada.
- 2
witty (clever; amusingly ingenious)
Humor afiado.
- 3
Brazilwell prepared for something
Os estudandes estão afiados para a prova.
verb
- 1
past participle of afiar
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que tem fio 2. aguçado 3. apto
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of afiado
- afiada feminine
- afiados masculine plural
- afiadas feminine plural
- mais afiado comparative
- o mais afiado superlative
- afiadíssimo superlative
- afiadinho diminutive
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce afiado?
- Brazil /a.fiˈa.du/
- Brazil /aˈfja.du/
- Portugal /ɐˈfja.du/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to afiado
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is afiado in Portuguese?
afiado appears 1.5 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).