Feminine

falda

Meaning

  1. (feminine) layer, stratum
  2. (feminine) brim (of a hat)
  3. (feminine) tails (of a coat)
  4. (feminine) lower slope (of a mountain)
  5. (feminine) snowflake

Frequency

36k
Hyphenated as
fàl‧da
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈfal.da/
Etymology

From a Germanic language, probably Frankish *faldā (“a fold”), from Proto-West Germanic *falþan. Compare German Falte (“fold”), Spanish falda (“skirt”), Old High German faldan (“to fold”), English fold.

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