Spanish word

afilador

Pronunciation

IPA/afilaˈðoɾ/

Meaning

  • masculine nounknife sharpener

Example

Necesito un afilador para afilar mis cuchillos.

I need a knife sharpener to hone my knives.

Illustration for afilador (knife sharpener)

More examples

Compré un afilador de cocina para mantener las hojas en buen estado.

I bought a kitchen knife sharpener to keep the blades in good condition.

Core concept

Person or tool that sharpens blades.

Common phrases

  • afilador de cocina

    kitchen knife sharpener

  • afilador de bolsillo

    pocket knife sharpener

Similar words

chaira: Long steel rod for honing and straightening a knife's fine edge.
piedra de afilar: Flat sharpening stone used to remove metal and hone a blade's bevel.
afiladora: Electric or manual sharpening machine that regrinds and polishes edges.

Definition in Spanish

Herramienta o profesional que pone el filo en buen estado para que los objetos corten mejor.

Word origin

From the verb afilar 'to sharpen' plus the agentive suffix -ador, forming a noun for the instrument or person that performs sharpening.

Usage tips

  • The same word commonly names both a handheld sharpening tool and an itinerant sharpener, and customers often agree a fee with phrases like '¿Cuánto por afilar?'

Other meanings

  • sharpening specialistnoun
  • grindernoun

Related words

  • afilarsharpenverb
  • afiladosharpenedadjective

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