HOW TO PRONOUNCE
vela
/ˈvilə/
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What does vela mean?
noun
- plural of velum
proper noun
- A spring constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble the sails of a ship. Until 1763, it was part of a larger constellation, Argo Navis.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈvilə/
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“Qux tellus sit lenta gelu, quae putris ab aestu, Ventus in Italiam quis bene vela ferat.”
By tua vela is to be understood "your own Umbrella."
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From the promontory of Paria to beyond cape Vela, the early navigators had seen gold ornaments and gold dust, in the possession of the inhabitants of the coast.
"Es Maria la nave de gracia, San Jose la vela, el Nino el timon; Y los remos son las buenas almas Que van al Rosario con gran devocion."
Te rosarow labio tarraco le I will seek a waistcoat, which I Mujeskey miro pralesco, ta vela have, for Moses my brother, and I mi anao tukey le Mujeskey miro will change names with Moses my pralesky.