terciopelo

From tercio (“third”) + pelo (“hair”).

• IPA^(key): /teɾθjoˈpelo/ [t̪eɾ.θjoˈpe.lo] (Spain)
• IPA^(key): /teɾsjoˈpelo/ [t̪eɾ.sjoˈpe.lo] (Latin America, Philippines)

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• Rhymes: -elo
• Syllabification: ter‧cio‧pe‧lo

terciopelo m (countable and uncountable, plural terciopelos)

1. velvet (closely woven fabric with a thick short pile on one side)

• “terciopelo”, 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