# felpa
## Galician
### Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese (the derived form felpudo is already attested in the 13th century), probably from Old French felpe, feupe, of uncertain origin, but possibly from Late Latin faluppa (“straw, fiber, chip”) (perhaps of Germanic origin and borrowed from Frankish *felt).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈfɛlpa̝/

### Noun

felpa f (plural felpas)
* fuzz
* (textiles) plush, fleece
* clod with grass or moss

#### Derived terms

* Felpeiro
* felpellar
* felpello
* Felpeto
* felpudo

### References

* Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “felpudo”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “felp”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “felpa”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “felpa”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “felpa”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
* ↑ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “felpa”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critic Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

## Italian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈfel.pa/
* Rhymes: -elpa
* Hyphenation: fél‧pa

### Etymology 1

Maybe from Old French felpe, feupe, of uncertain origin, but possibly from Late Latin faluppa (“straw, fiber, chip”) (perhaps of Germanic origin and borrowed from Frankish *felt), or from earlier ferpe, metathesized from fibra.

#### Noun

felpa f (plural felpe)
* (textiles) plush, fleece
* sweatshirt

##### Related terms

* felpare
* felpato

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Verb

felpa
* inflection of felpare:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

### References

* ↑ felpa in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
* ↑ Angelo Prati (1951), "Vocabolario Etimologico Italiano", Torino, p. 480

## Portuguese
### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈfew.pɐ/ [ˈfeʊ̯.pɐ]
* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈfew.pɐ/ [ˈfeʊ̯.pɐ]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ˈfew.pa/ [ˈfeʊ̯.pa]
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈfel.pɐ/ [ˈfeɫ.pɐ]
* Rhymes: (Portugal) -elpɐ, (Brazil) -ewpɐ
* Hyphenation: fel‧pa

### Etymology 1

From Late Latin faluppa, through Old French felpe, perhaps ultimately of Germanic origin and borrowed from Frankish *felt. Compare Italian and Spanish felpa.

#### Noun

felpa f (plural felpas)
* down (protruding hair from upholstery or fabric)
* down (fine, short hair found in certain areas of the body)
* animal hair
* scale (soft fur that covers some vegetables)

##### Derived terms

* felpar

### Etymology 2
#### Verb

felpa
* inflection of felpar:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

### References

* ↑ “felpa”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025

## Spanish
### Etymology

Unknown, perhaps a Germanic (possibly Frankish) borrowing, from Proto-West Germanic *felt. See also Italian and Portuguese felpa, Occitan feupo, Catalan pelfa.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈfelpa/ [ˈfel.pa]
* Rhymes: -elpa
* Syllabification: fel‧pa

### Noun

felpa f (plural felpas) (textiles)
* plush, fleece
    Synonym: peluche
* felt
    Synonym: fieltro

#### Derived terms

* felpudo

#### Related terms

* despilfarrar

### References

* ↑ “felpa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10
* ↑ Roberts, Edward A. (2014) A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Spanish Language with Families of Words based on Indo-European Roots, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN, p. 700

### Further reading

* “felpa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10