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fluweel

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Dutch

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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fluweel n (plural fluwelen, diminutive fluweeltje n)

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

Derived terms

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Descendants

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