affrico

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From ad- (to, towards, at) +‎ fricō (rub).

Pronunciation

Verb

affricō (present infinitive affricāre, perfect active affricuī, supine affricātum); first conjugation

  1. to rub on or against something
  2. to communicate or impart by rubbing

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • affricātiō

Descendants

  • Catalan: africar
  • Italian: affricare

References

  • affrico”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • affrico in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.