pelo
Asturian[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From a contraction of the preposition per (“by means of, by way of”) + neuter singular article lo (“the”).
Contraction[edit]
pelo n (masculine pel, feminine pela, masculine plural pelos, feminine plural peles)
Etymology 2[edit]
Noun[edit]
pelo m (plural pelos)
Related terms[edit]
Catalan[edit]
Verb[edit]
pelo
- first-person singular present indicative form of pelar
Chavacano[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Spanish pelo (“hair”), from Latin pilus.
Noun[edit]
pelo
Galician[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Ultimately from Latin pilus (note that the preservation of the lateral is irregular).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
pelo m (plural pelos)
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- “pelo” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “pelo” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “pelo” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Ido[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
pelo (plural peli)
Italian[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Latin pilus, from Proto-Indo-European *pil-.
Noun[edit]
pelo m (plural peli)
Related terms[edit]
See also[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb[edit]
pelo
Anagrams[edit]
Neapolitan[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
pelo m (plural pili)
- hair (of the body)
Northern Sotho[edit]
Noun[edit]
pelo
Ometepec Nahuatl[edit]
Noun[edit]
pelo
Portuguese[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Old Portuguese pello, from Vulgar Latin *per (“by; through”) + *lo (“the”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /pɨ.lu/, [pɨ.lu], [plu]
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /pe.lu/, /pi.lu/
- (South Brazil) IPA(key): /pe.lo/
Contraction[edit]
pelo m (plural pelos, feminine pela, feminine plural pelas)
- Contraction of por o; by the; for the; through the
- 2007, J. K. Rowling, Lya 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!
- E os meus podem estar indo pelo mesmo caminho!
- 2007, J. K. Rowling, Lya Wyler, Harry Potter e as Relíquias da Morte, Rocco, page 244:
Etymology 2[edit]
From Old Portuguese, from Latin pilus, from Proto-Indo-European *pil-.
Alternative forms[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (South Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈpe.lo/
Noun[edit]
pelo m (plural pelos)
- 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.
- hair (an animal’s hair as a whole)
- Preciso cortar o pelo do meu gato.
- I need to cut my cat’s hair.
- Synonym: pelagem
- (by extension) any filament which grows on plants and non-mammals
Related terms[edit]
Etymology 3[edit]
Inflected form of pelar (“to remove hair”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (South Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈpɛ.lo/
Verb[edit]
pelo
Sotho[edit]
Noun[edit]
pelo 9 or 10 (plural dipelo)
Spanish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Latin pilus, from Proto-Indo-European *pil-. Compare English pile (“fine, short hair of certain animals”).
Noun[edit]
pelo m (plural pelos)
Derived terms[edit]
- al pelo
- a pelo
- buscar pelos en la sopa
- con pelos y señales
- cortar un pelo en el aire
- corte de pelo
- crecepelo
- dar para el pelo
- de medio pelo
- hacer a pelo y pluma
- hombre de pelo en pecho
- no tener pelos en la lengua
- no tener un pelo de tonto
- pelaje
- pelear
- pelín
- pelirrojo
- pelito
- pelón
- peludo
- pelusa
- por los pelos
- por un pelo
- tomar el pelo
- traído por los pelos
Related terms[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb[edit]
pelo
Further reading[edit]
- “pelo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Western Durango Nahuatl[edit]
Noun[edit]
pelo
- Asturian non-lemma forms
- Asturian contractions
- Asturian terms inherited from Latin
- Asturian terms derived from Latin
- Asturian lemmas
- Asturian nouns
- Asturian masculine nouns
- Catalan non-lemma forms
- Catalan verb forms
- Chavacano terms inherited from Spanish
- Chavacano terms derived from Spanish
- Chavacano terms inherited from Latin
- Chavacano terms derived from Latin
- Chavacano lemmas
- Chavacano nouns
- cbk:Anatomy
- Galician terms inherited from Latin
- Galician terms derived from Latin
- Galician terms with IPA pronunciation
- Galician lemmas
- Galician nouns
- Galician masculine nouns
- gl:Hair
- Ido terms borrowed from Latin
- Ido terms derived from Latin
- Ido lemmas
- Ido nouns
- Italian 2-syllable words
- Italian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Italian/elo
- Rhymes:Italian/elo/2 syllables
- Italian terms inherited from Latin
- Italian terms derived from Latin
- Italian terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Italian lemmas
- Italian nouns
- Italian countable nouns
- Italian masculine nouns
- Italian non-lemma forms
- Italian verb forms
- Neapolitan terms inherited from Latin
- Neapolitan terms derived from Latin
- Neapolitan terms with IPA pronunciation
- Neapolitan lemmas
- Neapolitan nouns
- Neapolitan masculine nouns
- Northern Sotho lemmas
- Northern Sotho nouns
- Ometepec Nahuatl lemmas
- Ometepec Nahuatl nouns
- Portuguese terms inherited from Old Portuguese
- Portuguese terms derived from Old Portuguese
- Portuguese terms inherited from Vulgar Latin
- Portuguese terms derived from Vulgar Latin
- Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Portuguese non-lemma forms
- Portuguese contractions
- Portuguese terms inherited from Latin
- Portuguese terms derived from Latin
- Portuguese terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Portuguese lemmas
- Portuguese nouns
- Portuguese terms with usage examples
- Portuguese verb forms
- Sotho lemmas
- Sotho nouns
- Sotho class 9 nouns
- Sotho class 10 nouns
- Spanish 2-syllable words
- Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Spanish terms inherited from Latin
- Spanish terms derived from Latin
- Spanish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Spanish lemmas
- Spanish nouns
- Spanish countable nouns
- Spanish masculine nouns
- Spanish non-lemma forms
- Spanish verb forms
- Spanish forms of verbs ending in -ar
- es:Hair
- Western Durango Nahuatl lemmas
- Western Durango Nahuatl nouns
- azn:Mammals