velcro

See also: Velcro

English

Noun

velcro (uncountable)

1. Alternative letter-case form of Velcro
   • 2007 October 19, Rivka Weinberg, “Identifying and Dissolving the Non-Identity Problem”, in Philosophical Studies, volume 137, number 1, →DOI:

     He could have set his sights on velcro or toilet paper.

Verb

velcro (third-person singular simple present velcros, present participle velcroing, simple past and past participle velcroed)

1. Alternative letter-case form of Velcro

Anagrams

• Colver, clover, Clover

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɛl.kʁo/

• Audio:

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Noun

velcro m (plural velcros)

1. Velcro

   Synonym: scratch

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈvɛw.kɾu/ [ˈvɛʊ̯.kɾu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈvɛw.kɾu/ [ˈvɛʊ̯.kɾu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈvɛw.kɾo/ [ˈvɛʊ̯.kɾo]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈvɛl.kɾu/ [ˈvɛɫ.kɾu]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈvɛl.kɾu/ [ˈvɛɫ.kɾu]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈbɛl.kɾu/ [ˈbɛɫ.kɾu]

Noun

velcro m (plural velcros)

1. Velcro (fastener consisting of two strips of fabric)

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbelkɾo/ [ˈbel.kɾo]
• Rhymes: -elkɾo
• Syllabification: vel‧cro

Noun

velcro m (plural velcros)

1. Velcro

Further reading

• “velcro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16