velada

Asturian

Noun

velada f (plural velaes)

1. nighttime meeting

Catalan

Participle

velada f sg

1. feminine singular of velat

Portuguese

Adjective

velada f sg

1. feminine singular of velado

Participle

velada f sg

1. feminine singular of velado

Spanish

Etymology

From velar (“to watch, guard”), from Latin vigilō (“to watch, guard”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /beˈlada/ [beˈla.ð̞a]
• Rhymes: -ada
• Syllabification: ve‧la‧da

Noun

velada f (plural veladas)

1. an evening (a gathering held in the evening), a soirée

Participle

velada f sg

1. feminine singular of velado

Further reading

• “velada”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28