velló

1. (masculine) fleece; the wool of a woolly animal, such as a sheep
2. (masculine) fleece; the skin of a woolly animal with the wool still attached

Pronounced as (IPA)

[bəˈʎo]

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: vellus

Cognate with Spanish: vellón

In summary

Probably an alteration of Old Catalan véllor, from Vulgar Latin *vellōrem, from Latin vellerem. Cf. also Spanish vellón.

Concepts

fleece

sheepskin

Synonyms

vell

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Translations

toison

vello

προβιά

montone

🐏

baran

wełna

baranek

kożuch

baranica

runo

tosão

pelego

lana

piel

vellón