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

   Synonym: polo (archaic)

   • 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; fur (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, proscribed in the scientific context) any filament which grows on plants and non-mammals

   Synonyms: filamento, (non-mammals) cerda, (plants) tricoma

   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