veludo

Portuguese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /veˈlu.du/

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

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /vɨˈlu.du/ [vɨˈlu.ðu]

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

• Hyphenation: ve‧lu‧do

Noun

veludo m (plural veludos)

1. 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