falda

English

Etymology

From Italian, from a Germanic language; compare fold.

Noun

falda

1. An white silk vestment worn by the pope, which is a long skirt, worn over the cassock, extending beneath the hem of the alb, reaching to the ground.

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Asturian

Noun

falda f (plural faldes)

1. skirt

Synonyms

• saya

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Icelandic

Etymology

From faldur (“hem”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈfalta/
• Rhymes: -alta

Verb

falda (weak conjugation: faldaði – faldað)

1. to hem

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Italian

Noun

falda f (plural falde)

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

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Spanish

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Etymology

From a Germanic language. Compare Frankish *falda, Old High German faldan (“to fold”), English fold.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈfalda/
• Rhymes: -alda

Noun

falda f (plural faldas)

1. skirt
2. (slang) bit of skirt, bird

Related terms

• nagua
• saya
• pollera
• enagua

Derived terms

• minifalda