envoltura

Spanish

Etymology

From envolver.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /embolˈtuɾa/ [ẽm.bol̪ˈt̪u.ɾa]
• Rhymes: -uɾa
• Syllabification: en‧vol‧tu‧ra

Noun

envoltura f (plural envolturas)

1. wrap
2. case, sheath
3. envelope
4. (obsolete) swaddling clothes

Derived terms

• envoltura de plástico (“plastic wrap”)

 

Further reading

• “envoltura”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014