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EtymologyEdit

From Latin pilāre, present active infinitive of pilō (I deprive of hair).

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pelar (first-person singular present pelo, past participle pelat)

  1. to peel
  2. to skin
  3. (vulgar) to wank
  4. (slang) to kill

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pelar (first-person singular present pelo, first-person singular preterite pelei, past participle pelado)

  1. to skin
    Synonym: esfolar

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  • Hyphenation: pe‧lar

Etymology 1Edit

From Old Galician-Portuguese pelar, from Latin pilāre (to deprive of hair), from pilus (hair), from Proto-Indo-European *pil- (string of hair). Doublet of pilhar.

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pelar (first-person singular present pelo, first-person singular preterite pelei, past participle pelado)

  1. to depilate (remove hair)
    Synonym: depilar
  2. inflection of pelar:
    1. first/third-person singular future subjunctive
    2. first/third-person singular personal infinitive
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Etymology 2Edit

From pele (skin) +‎ -ar, from Old Galician-Portuguese pele (pelt), from Latin pellis (pelt), from Proto-Indo-European *pel- (skin).

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pelar (first-person singular present pelo, first-person singular preterite pelei, past participle pelado)

  1. to skin (remove skin)
    Synonyms: despelar, esfolar
    Coordinate terms: depenar, descascar, escamar
  2. to unclothe (make naked)
    Synonym: despir
  3. (Brazil, informal) to be extremely hot
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SpanishEdit

EtymologyEdit

Inherited from Latin pilāre (deprive of hair). Doublet of pillar.

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /peˈlaɾ/ [peˈlaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: pe‧lar

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pelar (first-person singular present pelo, first-person singular preterite pelé, past participle pelado)

  1. to peel (fruits, vegetables)
  2. to skin (an animal)
    Synonym: despellejar
  3. to shell (nuts, shellfish)
  4. to unwrap
    Synonym: desenvolver
  5. to pluck (a bird)
    Synonym: desplumar
  6. to cut the hair of
    Synonym: cortar
  7. (transitive) to spread negative gossip, run down, criticise somebody
    Synonyms: dejar negro, morder, trasquilar
  8. to exfoliate
    Synonym: exfoliar
  9. to steal
  10. (transitive, Mexico, colloquial, especially in the negative) to notice someone, to pay attention to someone
    Synonym: hacer caso
  11. (transitive, reflexive, vulgar) to matter
    Me la pela.I don't give a fuck.
  12. (reflexive) to have one's hair cut
  13. (reflexive) to lose one's hair, to go bald
  14. (reflexive) to peel (of skin, from the sun, etc.)
  15. (reflexive) to fray (rope, wire)
    Synonym: deshilacharse
  16. strip (to remove the insulation from a wire/cable)
    Hay que pelar el cable para poder conectarlo al conector.
    The cable must be stripped to be able to connect it to the connector.
  17. (reflexive) (Chile) to steal
  18. (reflexive) (Chile) to flirt
  19. (reflexive) (Chile) to make out with a stranger at a social event

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