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velo.

veil (something hung up or spread out to hide or protect the face, or hide an object from view; usually of a diaphanous material)

4 characters2 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈbelo/[ˈbe.lo]
  1. veil (something hung up or spread out to hide or protect the face, or hide an object from view; usually of a diaphanous material)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weg- Proto-Indo-European *wegslomder.? Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ-der.? Proto-Italic *wekslom Latin vēlum Old Spanish velo Spanish velo Inherited from Old Spanish velo, from Latin vēlum (“sail; veil”), from Proto-Indo-European.

verb/ˈbelo/[ˈbe.lo]
  1. second-person singular imperative of ir combined with lo

    accusative · form-of · imperative · object-masculine · object-singular · object-third-person · second-person · singular
  2. first-person singular present indicative of velar

    first-person · form-of · indicative · present · singular
  3. inflection of ver: second-person singular imperative combined with lo

    accusative · form-of · imperative · object-masculine · object-singular · object-third-person · second-person · singular
  4. inflection of ver: second-person singular voseo imperative combined with lo

    accusative · form-of · imperative · object-masculine · object-singular · object-third-person · second-person · singular · with-voseo
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