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vela

/ˈvilə/

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What does vela mean?

noun

  1. plural of velum

proper noun

  1. 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.”
Michel de MontaigneEssays of Michel de Montaigne — CompleteTranslated by Charles CottonProject Gutenberg ebook #3600
By tua vela is to be understood "your own Umbrella."
William SangsterUmbrellas and Their HistoryProject Gutenberg ebook #6674
More book examples (3)
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.
Alexander von Humboldt; Aimé BonplandPersonal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1Translated by Thomasina RossProject Gutenberg ebook #6322
"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."
Alexander Francis ChamberlainThe Child and Childhood in Folk-Thought Studies of the Activities and Influences of the Child Among Primitive Peoples, Their Analogues and Survivals in the Civilization of To-DayProject Gutenberg ebook #7966
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.
George BorrowThe Zincali: An Account of the Gypsies of SpainProject Gutenberg ebook #565