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Italian
Etymology
From Latin villōsus.
Adjective
velloso (feminine vellosa, masculine plural vellosi, feminine plural vellose)
- hairy
- Synonym: peloso
- fleecy
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Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Latin villōsus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /beˈʝoso/
- IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines) /beˈʎoso/
- IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /beˈʃoso/
- IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /beˈʒoso/
- Rhymes: -oso
- Syllabification: ve‧llo‧so
Adjective
velloso (feminine vellosa, masculine plural vellosos, feminine plural vellosas)
- hairy
- fluffy
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