afiador de facas

[a.fi.a.ˈdoɾ dʒi ˈfa.kas]

nounmasculinepl: afiadores de facas

knife sharpener

1. A person whose profession is to sharpen knives and other cutting tools

The knife sharpener came to the house every month.

O afiador de facas vinha à casa todos os meses.

2. A device or tool used to sharpen the edges of knives

I use a knife sharpener to maintain my kitchen knives.

Uso um afiador de facas para manter minhas facas de cozinha.

Synonyms

Regional Variations

General Brazilian

afiador de facas

Standard term used throughout Brazil

São Paulo

afiador

Shortened form commonly used

Portugal

amolador de facas

More common in European Portuguese

Rio de Janeiro

afiador de facas

Standard usage, sometimes shortened to 'afiador'

afiador ambulante - traveling knife sharpener

ser afiador de facas - to work as a knife sharpener

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