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terciopelo.

velvet (closely woven fabric with a thick short pile on one side)

10 characters4 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

noun/teɾθjoˈpelo/[t̪eɾ.θjoˈpe.lo]/teɾsjoˈpelo/[t̪eɾ.sjoˈpe.lo]

  1. velvet (closely woven fabric with a thick short pile on one side)

    countable · masculine · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *tréyes Proto-Indo-European *tri- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *tritós Proto-Italic *tritios Latin tertiusbor. Spanish tercioder. Proto-Indo-European *pil-? Latin pilus Spanish peloder. Spanish terciopelo From tercio (“third”) + pelo (“hair”).

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