velluto

== Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /velˈlu.to/ Rhymes: -uto Hyphenation: vel‧lù‧to === Etymology 1 === From Late Latin villūtus, derived from Latin villus (“hair, tuft”). ==== Adjective ==== velluto (feminine velluta, masculine plural velluti, feminine plural vellute) (literary) shaggy, hairy (botany, poetic) villous, covered (on fruits, flowers and other plant parts) by elements like small, soft hairs (archaic, dialectal) velvety, made of soft, hairy fabric ==== Noun ==== velluto m (plural velluti) velvet (material) (figurative) like velvet, underlining softness and shine (biology) the skin covering the horns of giraffids (permanent) and cervids (temporary) ===== Derived terms ===== vellutare === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== velluto first-person singular present indicative of vellutare