vellut

Catalan

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [bəˈʎut]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [vəˈʎut]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [veˈʎut]

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Noun

vellut m (plural velluts)

1. velvet
2. (in the plural) edible amaranth (Amaranthus tricolor)

Derived terms

• ull de vellut
• vellutat
• vellutejar
• velluter
• vellutet

Further reading

• “vellut”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “vellut”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
• “vellut” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “vellut” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.