cabelludo

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *capillūtus. By surface analysis, cabello +‎ -udo.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /kabeˈʝudo/ [ka.β̞eˈʝu.ð̞o]

• IPA^(key): /kabeˈʝudo/ [ka.β̞eˈʝu.ð̞o] (Equatorial Guinea, most of Latin America and Spain)
• IPA^(key): /kabeˈʎudo/ [ka.β̞eˈʎu.ð̞o] (Andes Mountains, rustic northern Spain, Paraguay, Philippines)
• IPA^(key): /kabeˈʃudo/ [ka.β̞eˈʃu.ð̞o] (Buenos Aires and environs)
• IPA^(key): /kabeˈʒudo/ [ka.β̞eˈʒu.ð̞o] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

• Rhymes: -udo
• Syllabification: ca‧be‧llu‧do

Adjective

cabelludo (feminine cabelluda, masculine plural cabelludos, feminine plural cabelludas)

1. hairy

   Synonym: peludo

   Antonym: pelado

2. long-haired

   Antonym: pelado

3. shaggy

Derived terms

• cuero cabelludo

Further reading

• “cabelludo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025