aterciopelado
Spanish
Etymology
From a- + terciopelo (“velvet”) + -ado.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ateɾθjopeˈlado/ [a.t̪eɾ.θjo.peˈla.ð̞o] (Spain)
- IPA(key): /ateɾsjopeˈlado/ [a.t̪eɾ.sjo.peˈla.ð̞o] (Latin America, Philippines)
- Rhymes: -ado
- Syllabification: a‧ter‧cio‧pe‧la‧do
Adjective
aterciopelado (feminine aterciopelada, masculine plural aterciopelados, feminine plural aterciopeladas)
- velvety (made of velvet)
Further reading
- “aterciopelado”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024