pelego

Northern Sotho

Noun

pelego

1. birth

Portuguese

Etymology

By surface analysis, pelo +‎ -ego. However, some sources say it comes from Spanish pellejo. When used in a political sense, it may be related to the saying "lobo em pele de cordeiro".

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /peˈle.ɡu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /peˈle.ɡu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /peˈle.ɡo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɨˈle.ɡu/ [pɨˈle.ɣu]

• Hyphenation: pe‧le‧go

Noun

pelego m (plural pelegos)

1. sheepskin (skin of a sheep with the fleece left on)
2. (figurative) doormat (someone that is over-submissive to others’ wishes)

   Synonym: capacho

3. (politics) a member of a labor union or a labor union itself that acts contrary to the workers' best interest.