felpa
Portuguese, noun/ˈfew.pɐ/
felpa is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “down (protruding hair from upholstery or fabric)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person singular present indicative of felpar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “pelo saliente nos estofos”.
What does felpa mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininedown (protruding hair from upholstery or fabric)
- 2
femininedown (fine, short hair found in certain areas of the body)
- 3
feminineanimal hair
- 4
femininescale (soft fur that covers some vegetables)
verb
- 1
third-person singular present indicative
- 2
second-person singular imperative
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. pelo saliente nos estofos 2. penugem dos animais 3. lanugem de folhas ou frutos 4. carepa
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of felpa
- felpas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce felpa?
- Brazil /ˈfew.pɐ/
- Brazil [ˈfeʊ̯.pɐ]
- Portugal /ˈfel.pɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to felpa
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is felpa in Portuguese?
felpa appears about once in every 24 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).