pelo - Wiktionary, the free dictionary (2024)

Table of Contents
Contents Asturian[edit] Etymology 1[edit] Etymology 2[edit] Catalan[edit] Pronunciation[edit] Verb[edit] Chavacano[edit] Etymology[edit] Noun[edit] Galician[edit] Etymology 1[edit] Etymology 2[edit] Ido[edit] Etymology[edit] Noun[edit] Italian[edit] Pronunciation[edit] Etymology 1[edit] Etymology 2[edit] Anagrams[edit] Northern Sotho[edit] Noun[edit] Ometepec Nahuatl[edit] Noun[edit] Portuguese[edit] Etymology 1[edit] Etymology 2[edit] Etymology 3[edit] References[edit] Sotho[edit] Noun[edit] Spanish[edit] Pronunciation[edit] Etymology 1[edit] Etymology 2[edit] Western Durango Nahuatl[edit] Noun[edit]

Contents

  • 1 Asturian
    • 1.1 Etymology 1
      • 1.1.1 Contraction
    • 1.2 Etymology 2
      • 1.2.1 Noun
        • 1.2.1.1 Related terms
  • 2 Catalan
    • 2.1 Pronunciation
    • 2.2 Verb
  • 3 Chavacano
    • 3.1 Etymology
    • 3.2 Noun
  • 4 Galician
    • 4.1 Etymology 1
      • 4.1.1 Pronunciation
      • 4.1.2 Noun
        • 4.1.2.1 Derived terms
      • 4.1.3 References
    • 4.2 Etymology 2
      • 4.2.1 Verb
  • 5 Ido
    • 5.1 Etymology
    • 5.2 Noun
  • 6 Italian
    • 6.1 Pronunciation
    • 6.2 Etymology 1
      • 6.2.1 Noun
        • 6.2.1.1 Related terms
        • 6.2.1.2 See also
    • 6.3 Etymology 2
      • 6.3.1 Verb
    • 6.4 Anagrams
  • 7 Northern Sotho
    • 7.1 Noun
  • 8 Ometepec Nahuatl
    • 8.1 Noun
  • 9 Portuguese
    • 9.1 Etymology 1
      • 9.1.1 Pronunciation
      • 9.1.2 Contraction
    • 9.2 Etymology 2
      • 9.2.1 Alternative forms
      • 9.2.2 Pronunciation
      • 9.2.3 Noun
        • 9.2.3.1 Related terms
    • 9.3 Etymology 3
      • 9.3.1 Pronunciation
      • 9.3.2 Verb
    • 9.4 References
  • 10 Sotho
    • 10.1 Noun
  • 11 Spanish
    • 11.1 Pronunciation
    • 11.2 Etymology 1
      • 11.2.1 Noun
        • 11.2.1.1 Derived terms
        • 11.2.1.2 Related terms
    • 11.3 Etymology 2
      • 11.3.1 Verb
      • 11.3.2 Further reading
  • 12 Western Durango Nahuatl
    • 12.1 Noun

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]

pelon (masculine pel, feminine pela, masculine plural pelos, feminine plural peles)

  1. by means of the

Etymology 2[edit]

From Latin pilus.

Noun[edit]

pelom (plural pelos)

  1. hair (mass of hairs)
  2. fur
Related terms[edit]

Catalan[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

pelo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of pelar

Chavacano[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

pelo

  1. (anatomy) hair

Galician[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

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.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

pelom (plural pelos)

  1. hair (individual strand)
    Synonym: cabelo
  2. hair (collectively, on the head)
    Synonym: cabelo
  3. fur
    Synonyms: pelame, pelica
Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Verb[edit]

pelo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of pelar

Ido[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin pellis.

See Also
pilo- - Wiktionary, the free dictionarymo- - Wiktionary, the free dictionarymi- - Wiktionary, the free dictionaryPrefix Dictionary - C

Noun[edit]

pelo (plural peli)

  1. skin

Italian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈpe.lo/
  • Rhymes: -elo
  • Hyphenation: pé‧lo

Etymology 1[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

pelom (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[edit]
See also[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb[edit]

pelo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of pelare

Anagrams[edit]

Northern Sotho[edit]

Noun[edit]

pelo

  1. heart

Ometepec Nahuatl[edit]

Noun[edit]

pelo

  1. dog

Portuguese[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: pe‧lo

Contraction[edit]

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

  2. Contraction of por o; by the; for the; through the

Etymology 2[edit]

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.[1]

Alternative forms[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: pe‧lo

Noun[edit]

pelom (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 (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) any filament which grows on plants and non-mammals
    Synonyms: fio, filamento

    Pelos de tarântula.

    Tarantula hair.

    Não toques o pelo de uma urtiga.

    Don’t touch a nettle’s hair.
Related terms[edit]

Etymology 3[edit]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • Hyphenation: pe‧lo

Verb[edit]

pelo

  2. first-person singular present indicative of pelar

References[edit]

  1. ^ Bueno, Francisco da Silveira. 1958. A formação da lingua portuguese. Rio de Janeiro: Livraria Acadêmica. Page 93.

Sotho[edit]

Noun[edit]

peloclass 9/10 (plural dipelo)

  1. heart

Spanish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈpelo/ [ˈpe.lo]
  • Rhymes: -elo
  • Syllabification: pe‧lo

Etymology 1[edit]

Inherited from Latin pilus, from Proto-Indo-European *pil-. Compare English pile (“fine, short hair of certain animals”).

Noun[edit]

pelom (plural pelos)

  1. hair (a single hair)
  2. hair (all hair on the head)
    Synonym: cabello
  3. fur
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb[edit]

pelo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of pelar

Further reading[edit]

Western Durango Nahuatl[edit]

Noun[edit]

pelo

  1. dog
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