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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish peludo (“hairy”). Doublet of plew.
Noun
peludo (plural peludos or peludoes)
- A big hairy armadillo, Chaetophractus villosus
Anagrams
Asturian
Adjective
peludo
- neuter of peludu
Galician
Etymology
From pelo (“hair”) + -udo (“-y”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
peludo (feminine peluda, masculine plural peludos, feminine plural peludas)
- hairy
- Synonym: cabeludo
Noun
peludo m (plural peludos)
- young spider crab
- Synonym: bruño
References
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “peludo”, 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), “peludo”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “peludo”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Portuguese
Etymology
From pelo + -udo.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -udu
- Hyphenation: pe‧lu‧do
Adjective
peludo (feminine peluda, masculine plural peludos, feminine plural peludas, comparable, comparative mais peludo, superlative o mais peludo or peludíssimo)
- (of a person) having a lot of hair on the body; hairy; furry; hirsute
- (of an animal) having a lot of fur; hairy; furry
- (of a body part other than the head) having hair growing from it; hairy; furry; hirsute
Further reading
- “peludo”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
- “peludo”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2024
- “peludo” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
- “peludo”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
- “peludo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024
Spanish
Etymology
From pelo + -udo; compare Portuguese peludo, French poilu.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /peˈludo/
- Rhymes: -udo
- Syllabification: pe‧lu‧do
Adjective
peludo (feminine peluda, masculine plural peludos, feminine plural peludas)
- hairy
- Synonym: cabelludo
- Antonym: pelado
- furry, fuzzy
- hairball-like
Derived terms
Noun
peludo m (plural peludos)
- (Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay) drunkenness
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:borrachera
Further reading