velu
French, adjective/və.ly/
velu is spelled V-E-L-U (4 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written French, the 45,502nd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Velu is a French adjective meaning “hairy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui est couvert de poils”.
What does velu mean in English?
adjective
- 1
hairy
Je veux caresser ses cuisses velues.
- 2
villous
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui est couvert de poils. 2. Couvert de poils longs, mous et rapprochés. 3. Brut, non dégrossi. 4. Qui est couvert d’une végétation abondante → voir chevelu.
noun: 1. Personne velue. 2. Personne douée dans sa spécialité, qui a de l’expérience.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of velu
- velue feminine
- velus masculine plural
- velues feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce velu?
- /və.ly/
- \və.ly\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to velu
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is velu in French?
velu appears about once in every 2 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).