pelo

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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
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Catalan

Pronunciation

Verb

pelo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of pelar

Chavacano

Etymology

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

Noun

pelo

  1. (anatomy) hair

Galician

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.

Pronunciation

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

References

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
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See also

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

pelo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of pelare

Anagrams

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

 

  • 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

Pronunciation

  • 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

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: pe‧lo

Verb

pelo

  2. first-person singular present indicative of pelar

References

  1. ^ Bueno, Francisco da Silveira. 1958. A formação da lingua portuguese. Rio de Janeiro: Livraria Acadêmica. Page 93.

Sotho

Noun

pelo class 9/10 (plural dipelo)

  1. heart

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpelo/
  • 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
Derived terms
Related terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

pelo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of pelar

Further reading

Western Durango Nahuatl

Noun

pelo

  1. dog
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