afecto
affection, fondness
noun ah-FEK-toh Rare
Origin: Latin affectus (feeling, disposition)
Usage Note
Afecto is masculine (el afecto) and expresses warm feeling or emotional attachment, slightly more formal than cariño. In medicine, afecto or afectividad refers to emotional tone. As an adjective (less common), afecto a means 'attached to' or 'subject to' (a condition): bienes afectos a la herencia.
Examples
"Le tiene mucho afecto a su antigua profesora."
Natural Translation
She has a lot of affection for her former teacher.

Free starter pack
Building your Spanish vocabulary?
Get the 100 most common Spanish words as a free PDF — one email, no spam.
Related Words
Explore Spanish by topic
SpanishNow
6 min read