falda

[fol-duh]

noun

1. a white silk vestment extending from the waist to the ground, worn over the cassock by the pope on solemn occasions.

Word History and Origins

Origin of falda¹

< Italian < Germanic; fold ¹

Example Sentences

Thursday near the intersection of La Falda Way and Highway 126, according to the Santa Clarita Valley Signal.

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El águila dorada del escudo mexicano estaba bordada en la parte superior de la falda y los lados estaban adornados con piezas metálicas doradas como los trajes tradicionales de los mariachis.

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La falda no será exclusiva para las niñas y el pantalón para los niños.

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Viví como si no hubiera ocurrido pero no volví a llevar falda durante años.

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The filmmaker and a bare-bones crew journey from Miami to La Falda, a small town in central Argentina, to meet Dumont, who turns out to be charming, pretty, and likely full of it, despite the fact that strange men are seemingly following her and even stranger occurrences, and decaying dog carcasses, are waiting at every turn.

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