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Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Late Latin villūtus. By surface analysis, vello + -udo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /beˈʝudo/
- IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Philippines) /beˈʎudo/
- IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /beˈʃudo/
- IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /beˈʒudo/
- Rhymes: -udo
- Syllabification: ve‧llu‧do
Adjective
velludo (feminine velluda, masculine plural velludos, feminine plural velludas)
- hairy-bodied
Noun
velludo m (plural velludos)
- felt, velvet
- 1605, Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, Don Quijote de la Mancha1, Chapter I:
El resto della concluían sayo de velarte, calzas de velludo para las fiestas, con sus pantuflos de lo mesmo, y los días de entresemana se honraba con su vellorí de lo más fino.- The rest of it went in a doublet of fine cloth and velvet breeches and shoes to match for the holidays, while on week-days he made a brave figure in his best homespun.
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