• IPA^(key): /velˈlu.to/
• Rhymes: -uto
• Hyphenation: vel‧lù‧to

From Late Latin villūtus, derived from Latin villus (“hair, tuft”).

velluto (feminine velluta, masculine plural velluti, feminine plural vellute)

1. (literary) shaggy, hairy
2. (botany, poetic) villous, covered (on fruits, flowers and other plant parts) by elements like small, soft hairs
3. (archaic, dialectal) velvety, made of soft, hairy fabric

velluto m (plural velluti)

1. velvet (material)
2. (figurative) like velvet, underlining softness and shine
3. (biology) the skin covering the horns of giraffids (permanent) and cervids (temporary)

• vellutare

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

velluto

1. first-person singular present indicative of vellutare