fluweel

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle Dutch fluweel, veluel, velueel, from Old French veluel, Late Latin villūtus, from Latin villus (woolly hair).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /flyˈ(ʋ)eːl/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: flu‧weel
  • Rhymes: -eːl

Noun[edit]

fluweel n (plural fluwelen, diminutive fluweeltje n)

  1. velvet (closely woven fabric with pile on one side)

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Afrikaans: fluweel
  • Negerhollands: fluweel, flyweel, flyveel, vlyveel