velina

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /veˈli.na/
• Rhymes: -ina
• Hyphenation: ve‧lì‧na

Noun

velina f (plural veline)

1. tissue paper
2. carbon paper, more properly carta velina
3. tissue (paper handkerchief)
4. TV showgirl
5. press release, handout (originally carbon copies sent to news media during Mussolini's regime)

Related terms

• velinesco (“slim and coy”)
• velinismo (“showgirlism”)

Anagrams

• alvine, invale, invela, lavine, leniva, navile, nevali, nivale, valine, venali