falda

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noun

A white silk vestment worn by the pope, which is a long skirt, worn over the cassock, extending beneath the hem of the alb, reaching to the ground.

OriginItalian falda ← Lombardic *falda ← Proto-Germanic *faldō →
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Meanings

nounfalda (plural faldas)

plural faldas

  1. A white silk vestment worn by the pope, which is a long skirt, worn over the cassock, extending beneath the hem of the alb, reaching to the ground.

Origin

  1. Proto-Germanic*faldō
  2. Lombardic*falda
  3. Italianfalda
  4. Englishfalda

From Italian falda, from Lombardic *falda, from Proto-Germanic *faldō, *falþō, related to Middle High German falde, falte (“a fold”). More at English fold.

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APA

falda. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/falda

MLA

“falda.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/falda. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “falda,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/falda.

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