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vela.

a sail

4 characters2 syllables approx.Galego language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈbɛla/[ˈbɛ.lɐ]
  1. a sail

    feminine
  2. sailing

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese vela, an early borrowing from Vulgar Latin *vēla, from the plural of Latin vēlum. Compare the inherited Old Portuguese vea.

noun/ˈbɛla/[ˈbɛ.lɐ]
  1. watch, vigil

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese [Term?], from Latin vigilia, or back-formation from velar.

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