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velte

velte noun: an old French unit of liquid measure, approximately 7.617 litres.

Noun

velte (plural veltes)

  1. (historical) An old French unit of liquid measure, approximately 7.617 litres.

Forms of velte

pluralveltes

Origin of velte

From French velte.

Questions about velte

What does velte mean?
Velte means an old French unit of liquid measure, approximately 7.617 litres.
What part of speech is velte?
Velte is a noun.
What is the plural of velte?
The plural of velte is veltes.

Words near velte in the dictionary

  1. velskoen
  2. velskoene
  3. velskoens
  4. velt-marshal
  5. velt-marshals
  6. velte
  7. veltes
  8. veltheimia
  9. veltheimias
  10. veltliner
  11. veltliners

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