felpa

Meaning

Noun

1. (feminine) down (protruding hair from upholstery or fabric)
2. (feminine) down (fine, short hair found in certain areas of the body)
3. (feminine) animal hair
4. (feminine) scale (soft fur that covers some vegetables)

Verb

1. (form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person) inflection of felpar:
2. (form-of, imperative, second-person, singular) inflection of felpar:

Concepts

fluff

fuzz

splinter

Synonyms

cotão

Translations

Flaum

Fussel

Fluse

χνούδι

duvet

felpa

lanugine

fuffa

pluis

felpa

kabarık

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈfew.pɐ/

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French: felpe

In summary

From Late Latin faluppa, through Old French felpe, perhaps ultimately of Germanic origin and borrowed from Frankish *felt. Compare Italian and Spanish felpa.