pelo

See also: Pelo and Appendix:Variations of "pelo"

Asturian

Etymology 1

From a contraction of the preposition per (“by means of, by way of”) + neuter singular article lo (“the”).

Contraction

pelo n (masculine pel, feminine pela, masculine plural pelos, feminine plural peles)

1. by means of the

Etymology 2

From Latin pilus.

Noun

pelo m (plural pelos)

1. hair (mass of hairs)
2. fur

Related terms

• pelu

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈpɛ.lu]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [ˈpɛ.lo]

Verb

pelo

1. first-person singular present indicative of pelar

Chavacano

Etymology

Inherited from Spanish pelo (“hair”), from Latin pilus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpelo/, [ˈpe.lo]
• Hyphenation: pe‧lo

Noun

pelo

1. (anatomy) hair

French

Alternative forms

• pélo

Etymology

From Romani pelo (“male”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pe.lo/

Noun

pelo m (plural pelos)

1. (slang) guy, fellow, bloke, chap, dude, boyfriend

   Synonyms: bougre, mec, gars, type

Galician

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpelo/ [ˈpe.lʊ]
• Rhymes: -elo
• Hyphenation: pe‧lo

Etymology 1

From Latin pilus. As with the Portuguese cognate pelo, the preservation of single /l/ in intervocalic position is irregular and may be the result of analogy with cabelo < Latin capillus.

Noun

pelo m (plural pelos)

1. hair (individual strand)

   Synonym: cabelo

2. hair (collectively, on the head)

   Synonym: cabelo

3. fur

   Synonyms: pelame, pelica

Derived terms

• pelame
• pelamio
• pelexa
• pelexar
• pelexo
• peluxe

 

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “pelo”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “pelo”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “pelo”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Etymology 2

Verb

pelo

1. first-person singular present indicative of pelar

Ido

Etymology

From Latin pellis.

Noun

pelo (plural peli)

1. skin

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpe.lo/
• Rhymes: -elo
• Hyphenation: pé‧lo

Etymology 1

From Latin pilus, from Proto-Indo-European *pil-.

Noun

pelo m (plural peli)

1. hair (on the body)
2. surface (of water)
3. fur (on the body)
4. (vulgar, slang) woman's pubic hair; vulva
5. (vulgar, offensive, slang) group of sexy womans

Related terms

• pelame
• peloso
• peluria
• spelare

 

See also

• capello

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

pelo

1. first-person singular present indicative of pelare

Anagrams

• olpe

Northern Sotho

Noun

pelo

1. heart

Ometepec Nahuatl

Noun

pelo

1. dog

Portuguese

Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese pello, from Vulgar Latin *per (“by; through”) + *lo (“the”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pe.lu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pe.lu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /pe.lo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pe.lu/, (with syncope) /plu/

• Rhymes: -elu
• Hyphenation: pe‧lo

Contraction

pelo (feminine pela, masculine plural pelos, feminine plural pelas)

2. Contraction of por o; by the; for the; through the
   • 2007, J. K. Rowling, Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e as Relíquias da Morte, Rocco, page 244:

     E os meus podem estar indo pelo mesmo caminho!

     And mine may be going through the same way!

Etymology 2

From Old Galician-Portuguese pelo, from Latin pilus, from Proto-Indo-European *pil-. The retention of single Latin /l/ in intervocalic position is irregular and may be the product of analogy with the near-synonym cabelo < Latin capillus.

Alternative forms

• pêlo (pre-1990 spelling)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpe.lu/

• Hyphenation: pe‧lo

Noun

pelo m (plural pelos)

2. hair (filament which grows on the skin of mammals), except hair on top of humans’ heads, which is called cabelo

   O adolescente ficou feliz quando viu nascer os primeiros pelos do seu bigode.

   The teenager was happy when he saw the first hairs of his moustache emerging.

4. hair (an animal’s hair as a whole)

   Synonym: pelagem

   Preciso cortar o pelo do meu gato.

   I need to cut my cat’s hair.

6. (by extension) any filament which grows on plants and non-mammals

   Synonyms: fio, filamento

   Pelos de tarântula.

   Tarantula hair.

   Não toques o pelo de uma urtiga.

   Don’t touch a nettle’s hair.

Related terms

• a pelo
• em pelo
• no pelo
• nu em pelo
• pelado
• pelagem
• pelame
• pelar
• pelo radicular
• peludo
• pelugem
• peluginoso

 

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɛ.lu/

• Hyphenation: pe‧lo

Verb

pelo

2. first-person singular present indicative of pelar

Sotho

Noun

pelo class 9/10 (plural dipelo)

1. heart

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpelo/ [ˈpe.lo]
• Rhymes: -elo
• Syllabification: pe‧lo

Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin pilus, from Proto-Indo-European *pil-. Compare English pile (“fine, short hair of certain animals”).

Noun

pelo m (plural pelos)

1. hair (a single hair)
2. hair (all hair on the head)

   Synonym: cabello

3. fur

   Synonyms: pelaje, piel

Derived terms

• a medios pelos
• a pelo
• al pelo
• andar al pelo
• buscar pelos en la sopa
• camelote de pelo
• carne de pelo
• con pelos y señales
• cortar un pelo en el aire
• corte de pelo
• crecepelo
• dar para el pelo
• de medio pelo
• de poco pelo
• echar buen pelo
• hacer a pelo y pluma
• hombre de pelo en pecho
• mata de pelo
• ni un pelo
• no tener pelos en la lengua
• no tener un pelo de tonto
• pelaje
• pelear
• pelín
• pelirrojo
• pelito
• pelo a pelo
• pelo de aire
• pelo de camello
• pelo de gato
• pelo por pelo
• pelón
• pelos de punta
• pelos y señales
• peludo
• pelusa
• por los pelos
• por un pelo
• secador de pelo
• sombrero de pelo
• tomar el pelo
• traído por los pelos

 

Related terms

• pelar
• peluca

 

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

pelo

1. first-person singular present indicative of pelar

Further reading

• “pelo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

Western Durango Nahuatl

Noun

pelo

1. dog