afeitado
/afeiˈtado/
The Spanish word for shaving is afeitado.
If you are looking for the word for the tool used for shaving, you can use either navaja de afeitar or afeitadora to mean razor.
How does it change in a sentence?
afeitado is the past participle of the verb afeitar. It can function as a noun to mean 'a shaving' or as an adjective to mean 'shaven'.
How do you pronounce it?
/afeiˈtado/
Did you know?
- The verb afeitar can be used metaphorically in some dialects to mean 'trimming' or 'reducing' something, such as a budget or a price.
- In Spanish, the word for 'razor' (navaja) also means 'folding knife', meaning a phrase about shaving could be mistaken for a conversation about pocket knives.
- The phrase afeitado al ras specifically describes a 'close shave', where al ras literally means 'at the level' of the skin.
Examples in context
- Me estoy afeitando antes de la reunión.I am shaving before the meeting.
- Él se está rasurando para la cena de gala.He is shaving for the gala dinner.
- ¿Te afeitas todos los días?Do you shave every day?
- Voy a rasurarme antes de salir.I'm going to shave before going out.
- Necesito un kit para el afeitado.I need a shaving kit.
- El afeitado me causó irritación.The shaving caused me irritation.
Example conversation
Elena and Javier are talking in the morning.
- ElenaJavier, te ves diferente hoy.Javier, you look different today.
- JavierSí, me hice un afeitado completo.Yes, I did a full shave.
- ElenaTe queda muy bien así.It looks very good on you.
- JavierGracias, Elena. Me siento más fresco.Thanks, Elena. I feel fresher.
Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry afeitado, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
