velluto

See also: vellutò

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /velˈlu.to/
  • Rhymes: -uto
  • Hyphenation: vel‧lù‧to

Etymology 1

From Late Latin villūtus, derived from Latin villus (“hair, tuft”).

Adjective

velluto (feminine velluta, masculine plural velluti, feminine plural vellute)

  1. (literary) shaggy, hairy
  2. (botany, poetic) villous, covered (on fruits, flowers and other plant parts) by elements like small, soft hairs
  3. (archaic, dialectal) velvety, made of soft, hairy fabric

Noun

velluto m (plural velluti)

  1. velvet (material)
  2. (figurative) like velvet, underlining softness and shine
  3. (biology) the skin covering the horns of giraffids (permanent) and cervids (temporary)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

velluto

  1. first-person singular present indicative of vellutare
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