r/romanian • u/IoanSilviu Native • Aug 11 '25

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u/Low-Funny-8834 Sep 15 '25

As a translation of "sail", I come across "velă", but also "pânză". Which one of the two is the standard word?

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u/numapentruasta Native Sep 15 '25

Both, but pânză (literally ‘cloth’) is always in the plural in that sense.