pelo

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See also: peló, péló, pelò, pêlo, pe̱lo, and pělo

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
  2. fur

Catalan

Verb

pelo

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Chavacano

Etymology

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

Noun

pelo

  1. (anatomy) hair

Galician

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin pilus (note that the preservation of the lateral is irregular).

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

Italian

Etymology

From Latin pilus, from Proto-Indo-European *pil-.

Noun

pelo m (plural peli)

  1. hair (on the body)
  2. surface (of the water)

See also

Verb

pelo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of pelare

Neapolitan

Etymology

From Latin pilus.

Pronunciation

Noun

pelo ? (plural pili)

  1. hair (of the body)

Northern Sotho

Noun

pelo

  1. heart

Portuguese

Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese pelo, from Vulgar Latin *per (“by; through”) + *lo (“the”).

Pronunciation

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  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "South Brazil" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /pe.lo/

Contraction

pelo m (plural pelos, feminine pela, feminine plural pelas)

  2. 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!

Etymology 2

From Old Galician-Portuguese, from Latin pilus, from Proto-Indo-European *pil-.

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "Portugal" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˈpe.lu/
  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "South Brazil" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˈpe.lo/

Noun

pelo m (plural s)

  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)
    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
    Pelos de tarântula.
    Tarantula hair.
    Não toques o pelo de uma urtiga.
    Don’t touch a nettle’s hair.

Synonyms

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Etymology 3

Inflected form of pelar (“to remove hair”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɛ.lu/
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Verb

pelo

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Sotho

Noun

pelo class 9/10 (plural dipelo)

  1. heart

Spanish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

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

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

pelo

  1. First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of pelar.

Further reading

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