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)
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Catalan edit
Pronunciation edit
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pelo
Chavacano edit
Etymology edit
From Spanish pelo (“hair”), from Latin pilus.
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pelo
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
pelo m (plural pelos)
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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.
Etymology 2 edit
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pelo
Ido edit
Etymology edit
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pelo (plural peli)
Italian edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Latin pilus, from Proto-Indo-European *pil-.
Noun edit
pelo m (plural peli)
- hair (on the body)
- surface (of water)
- fur (on the body)
- (vulgar, slang) woman's pubic hair; vulva
- (vulgar, offensive, slang) group of sexy womans
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See also edit
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
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pelo
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Northern Sotho edit
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pelo
Ometepec Nahuatl edit
Noun edit
pelo
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)
- Contraction of por o; by the; for the; through the
- 2007, J. K. Rowling, Lia 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 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
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)
- Synonym: pelagem
- Preciso cortar o pelo do meu gato.
- I need to cut my cat’s hair.
- (by extension) any filament which grows on plants and non-mammals
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Etymology 3 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: pe‧lo
Verb edit
pelo
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Sotho edit
Noun edit
pelo class 9/10 (plural dipelo)
Spanish edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Inherited 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
- a medios pelos
- a pelo
- al pelo
- andar al pelo
- buscar pelos en la sopa
- camelote de pelo
- carne de pelo
- con pelos y señales
- cortar un pelo en el aire
- corte de pelo
- crecepelo
- dar para el pelo
- de medio pelo
- de poco pelo
- echar buen pelo
- hacer a pelo y pluma
- hombre de pelo en pecho
- mata de pelo
- ni un pelo
- no tener pelos en la lengua
- no tener un pelo de tonto
- pelaje
- pelear
- pelín
- pelirrojo
- pelito
- pelo a pelo
- pelo de aire
- pelo de camello
- pelo de gato
- pelo por pelo
- pelón
- pelos de punta
- pelos y señales
- peludo
- pelusa
- por los pelos
- por un pelo
- secador de pelo
- sombrero de 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
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pelo