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vel

[fɛl]

noun

LanguageAfrikaans (South Africa)

Meaning
  1. A skin, a hide.
  2. A membrane, e.g. forming on boiling milk.
  3. A sheet (e.g. of paper; incorrectly used for a page).
  4. Refers to the outer covering of a body, an animal hide, or a thin layer like a membrane.
Examples

Die dier het 'n dik vel.

The animal has a thick skin.

Pronunciationfɛl

Part of speechnoun

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Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.