velu

velu

1. Compound of a form of the verb ver, ver and the pronoun lu.

velu

1. imperative of veli

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

• IPA^(key): /və.ly/

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velu (feminine velue, masculine plural velus, feminine plural velues)

1. hairy

   Synonym: poilu

   Antonym: glabre

   Je veux caresser ses cuisses velues.

   I want to caress his hairy thighs.

2. (botany) villous

• “velu”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

• ulve

Borrowed from Sicilian velu and/or Italian velo, from Latin velum.

• IPA^(key): /ˈvɛː.lu/

velu m (plural velijiet)

1. veil

   Synonym: (less common) star

2. (anatomy, botany) velum