Japanese

ビロード: a velvet chasuble, showing the sheen of the material.

Alternative forms

• 天鵞絨 (rare, archaic)
• びろうど

Noun

ビロード ‎(romaji birōdo)

1. velvet

Synonyms

• ベルベット ‎(berubetto)

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.^[4]

Derived terms

References

1. ↑ 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
2. 1 2 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
3. ↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3
4. ↑ 1995, 大辞泉 (Daijisen) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, ISBN 4-09-501211-0