afitorar

Catalan

Etymology

From a- +‎ fitora (“fishspear”) +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ə.fi.tuˈɾa]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ə.fi.toˈɾa]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [a.fi.toˈɾaɾ]

Verb

afitorar (first-person singular present afitoro, first-person singular preterite afitorí, past participle afitorat)(transitive)

1. to spear (with a fishspear or trident)
   • 2010, Francesc Maynou i Hernàndez, Un mar sense peixos:

     Afitora el petit per atreure-les i les balenes fan esforços increïbles per salvar-lo, per endur-se'l; tornen a la superfície, s'exposen als cops per fer-lo tornar a la superfície i fer-lo respirar.

     He spears the small one to attract them and the whales make incredible efforts to save him, to make off with him; they return to the surface, expose themselves to blows in order to return him to the surface and make him breathe.

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2. (figurative) to fix (amb la vista with one's gaze), to stare at

Further reading

• “afitorar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
• “afitorar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.