falda

[ fol-duh ]
/ ˈfɒl də /

noun

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

Origin of falda

< Italian < Germanic; see fold1

Words nearby falda

falconiform, falconine, falconry, falcula, falcular, falda, falderal, faldo, faldstool, falerii, falernian

Example sentences from the Web for falda

  • Six-fifteen:—Barclay and his corporal were but dots along the falda now, and moving swiftly.

    A Trooper Galahad |Charles King

  • It keeps close to the foot of the range, the falda, and enables farmers to settle on it.

    The Argentine Republic |Pierre Denis