ベルベット

Japanese
ベルベット: a velvet chasuble, showing the sheen of the material.

Etymology

From English velvet.[1][2][3]

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) ベルベ​ット [bèrúbéꜜttò] (Nakadaka – [3])[2]
  • IPA(key): [be̞ɾɯ̟ᵝbe̞t̚to̞]

Noun

ベルベット • (berubetto) 

  1. velvet

Usage notes

Both Portuguese-derived ビロード (birōdo) and English-derived ベルベット (berubetto) appear to be in common use in modern Japanese. ベルベット seems to be somewhat more common.

The term ベルベット might also be used more often to refer to velvet made from silk.[3]

Synonyms

References
  1. Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  2. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
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