Polyglot Dictionary

afago

/aˈfaɡu/

o noun C1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
os afagos

Meaning

  1. caress

    • Recebeu um afago.

      He got a caress.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

carícia

afago is slightly more about a comforting, gentle touch, like patting; carícia is more general or romantic — both mean "caress."

Similar in other languages

Spanish

caricia

caricia is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "caress."

Practice

1 What does afago mean?

2 Fill the gap: Recebeu um ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches afago?

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