afeitar
/afeiˈtaɾ/ · B2 · verb
to shave (to remove hair with a razor or clippers)
🪒 afeitar = a-FAY-tar: sounds like 'a fake tar' being scraped off your face
Say a-fay-TAR and hear 'fay-tar': a razor scrapes off the dark stubble like tar. Rhyme to remember: 'a-fay-tar, razor on the jaw.' Related Spanish noun: afeitado (a shave).