chevelu

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French chevelu, from Vulgar Latin *capillūtus. By surface analysis, cheveu (“hair”) +‎ -u.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃə.vly/, /ʃə.və.ly/

Adjective

chevelu (feminine chevelue, masculine plural chevelus, feminine plural chevelues)

1. hairy, long-haired

   Coordinate term: chauve

   • 1862, Victor Hugo, chapter 4, in Les Misérables, Tome IV : L’idylle rue Plumet et l’épopée rue Saint-Denis, book 12:

     [T]rois insurgés les assistaient, trois gaillards chevelus, barbus et moustachus.

     [T]hree insurgents were assisting them, three bushy-haired, jolly blades with beards and moustaches.

Derived terms

• chêne chevelu
• coprin chevelu
• crabier chevelu
• cuir chevelu
• pic chevelu

 

See also

• poilu

Further reading

• “chevelu”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.