peludo

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish peludo (“hairy”). Doublet of plew.

Noun

peludo (plural peludos or peludoes)

1. A big hairy armadillo, Chaetophractus villosus

Anagrams

• Poudel, podule

Asturian

Adjective

peludo

1. neuter of peludu

Galician

Etymology

From pelo (“hair”) +‎ -udo (“-y”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /peˈludo/ [peˈlu.ð̞ʊ]
• Rhymes: -udo

Adjective

peludo (feminine peluda, masculine plural peludos, feminine plural peludas)

1. hairy

   Synonym: cabeludo

Related terms

• pelo

 

Noun

peludo m (plural peludos)

1. young spider crab

   Synonym: bruño

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “peludo”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “peludo”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “peludo”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Portuguese

Etymology

From pelo +‎ -udo.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /peˈlu.du/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /peˈlu.du/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /peˈlu.do/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɨˈlu.du/ [pɨˈlu.ðu]

• Rhymes: -udu
• Hyphenation: pe‧lu‧do

Adjective

peludo (feminine peluda, masculine plural peludos, feminine plural peludas, comparable, comparative mais peludo, superlative o mais peludo or peludíssimo)

1. (of a person) having a lot of hair on the body; hairy; furry; hirsute
2. (of an animal) having a lot of fur; hairy; furry
3. (of a body part other than the head) having hair growing from it; hairy; furry; hirsute

Further reading

• “peludo”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
• “peludo”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2024
• “peludo” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
• “peludo”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “peludo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

Spanish

Etymology

From pelo +‎ -udo; compare Portuguese peludo, French poilu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /peˈludo/ [peˈlu.ð̞o]

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -udo
• Syllabification: pe‧lu‧do

Adjective

peludo (feminine peluda, masculine plural peludos, feminine plural peludas)

1. hairy

   Synonym: cabelludo

   Antonym: pelado

2. furry, fuzzy
3. hairball-like

Derived terms

• boja peluda
• peludito

 

Related terms

• pelo

 

Noun

peludo m (plural peludos)

1. (Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay) drunkenness

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:borrachera

Further reading

• “peludo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16