Difficulty Level
beginner
Translations
🇩🇪 Flaum
, 🇪🇸 pluma
, 🇮🇹 piuma
, 🇵🇹 pena
, 🇨🇳 绒毛
, 🇯🇵 羽根
, 🇰🇷 털
, 🇸🇦 ريش
, 🇮🇳 मुंह
Definition
🇫🇷 Fine hair covering the body of birds and mammals.
🇬🇧 Fine hair covering the body of birds and mammals.
Usage Examples
Les plumes du canard sont douces et brillantes.. J'ai acheté un édredon en duvet pour mon lit.. Le nouveau-né avait une légère couche de duvet sur son corps..
Etymology
'Duvet' comes from the Old French word 'duvet', which means 'down'. It entered the Middle French language in the 14th century and eventually evolved into its current form.