veludo

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Catalan vellut, from Late Latin villūtus, derived from Latin villus (“tuft, hair”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /veˈlu.du/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /veˈlu.do/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /vɨˈlu.du/ [vɨˈlu.ðu]
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɨˈlu.du/ [bɨˈlu.ðu]

Hyphenation: ve‧lu‧do

Noun

veludo m (plural veludos)

velvet (type of fabric)

Derived terms

veludinho (diminutive)

Related terms

aveludado
aveludar
veludíneo
veludosidade
veludoso
velutíneo

Descendants

→ Indonesian: beledu, beludru, beldu, belederu
→ Japanese: 天鵞絨, ビロード (birōdo)
→ Malay: baldu

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