"afán" meaning in Spanish

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Noun

IPA: /aˈfan/, [aˈfãn] Forms: afanes [plural]
Rhymes: -an Etymology: Deverbal from afanar. Etymology templates: {{ety|es|:deverbal|afanar|text=+|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#deverbal|Deverbal]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Spanish", "term" : "afanar", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "es" } ], "keyword" : "deverbal" } ], "lang_name" : "Spanish", "term" : "afán", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "es" }" data-lang="es" data-title="afán"> Deverbal from afanar. Head templates: {{es-noun|m}} afán m (plural afanes)
  1. desire; thirst Tags: masculine Synonyms: deseo, anhelo, aspiración
    Sense id: en-afán-es-noun-sSxq0FHw Categories (other): Spanish terms with collocations, Spanish entries referencing missing etymons Disambiguation of Spanish entries referencing missing etymons: 42 47 11
  2. effort Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-afán-es-noun-pPEsOJUl Categories (other): Spanish deverbals, Spanish entries referencing missing etymons, Spanish entries with etymology texts, Spanish entries with etymon, Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish deverbals: 38 49 13 Disambiguation of Spanish entries referencing missing etymons: 42 47 11 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with etymology texts: 39 50 10 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with etymon: 39 51 10 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 39 50 10
  3. eagerness; keenness Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-afán-es-noun-UnC4srzg Categories (other): Spanish entries referencing missing etymons Disambiguation of Spanish entries referencing missing etymons: 42 47 11
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: afanarse, afanoso

Inflected forms

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