vélaro
See also: velaro
Galician
Alternative forms
- belro, berlo, velro, verlo
Etymology
Related to Spanish véllora, probably from the plural of Latin vellus (“fleece”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈbɛlɐɾʊ]
Noun
vélaro m (plural vélaros)
- the wool shorn from a sheep; fleece
Related terms
- velo
References
- “vélaro” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “vélaro” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “vélaro” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
- Joan Coromines; José A. Pascual (1983–1991), “vello”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos