afilado
/afiˈlado/ · B2 · adj
sharp
🔪 a- + filo (edge, blade) + -ado = given an edge, so sharp
Afilado comes from afilar, 'to sharpen', built on filo, meaning 'edge' or 'blade'. Think of the sound 'a-FEE-lado' as 'a file-ado': a knife that has been filed down to a keen edge.