felpa

Italian

Etymology

Maybe from Frankish ferpe or feupe (of uncertain origin).[1]

Noun

felpa f (plural felpe)

  1. (textile) plush, fleece
  2. sweatshirt

Verb

felpa

  1. third-person singular present indicative of felpare
  2. second-person singular imperative of felpare

References
  1. Angelo Prati, "Vocabolario Etimologico Italiano", Torino, 1951

Portuguese

Noun

felpa f (plural felpas)

  1. fuzz (frizzy mass of hair or fibre)

Spanish

Etymology

Germanic (possibly Frankish) borrowing, from Proto-Germanic *feltaz. See also Italian and Portuguese felpa, Provencal feupo.

Noun

felpa f (uncountable)

  1. (textile) plush, fleece
  2. (textile) felt
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