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velloso

Spanish, adjective/beˈʝoso/

velloso is spelled V-E-L-L-O-S-O (7 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written Spanish, the 76,156th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Velloso is a Spanish adjective meaning “hairy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Cubierto o provisto de vello”.

What does velloso mean in English?

adjective

  1. 1

    hairy

  2. 2

    fluffy

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Spanish dictionaries define it

adjective: 1. Cubierto o provisto de vello.

noun: 1. Capa impermeable. 2. Macho adulto del ovino.

The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.

Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of velloso

  • vellosa feminine
  • vellosos masculine plural
  • vellosas feminine plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce velloso?

  • /beˈʝoso/
  • [beˈʝo.so]
  • [beˈʝoso]

Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to velloso

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is velloso in Spanish?

velloso appears about once in every 4 million words in written Spanish.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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