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pelo

pelo

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

Asturian

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
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Catalan

Verb

pelo

  1. first-person singular present indicative form of pelar

Galician

Etymology

From Old Portuguese, from Latin pilus.

Noun

pelo m (plural pelos)

  1. hair (individual strand)
  2. hair (collectively, on the head)
  3. fur

Synonyms


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)

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Verb

pelo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of pelare

Neapolitan

Etymology

From Latin pilus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpelɐ/

Noun

pelo ? (please add the plural)

  1. hair (of the body)

Portuguese

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

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

Contraction

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

  1. 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 Portuguese, from Latin pilus, from Proto-Indo-European *pil-.

Alternative forms

Noun

pelo m (plural pelos)

  1. 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.
  2. hair (an animal’s hair as a whole)
    Preciso cortar o pelo do meu cat.
    I need to cut my cat’s hair.
  3. (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

Verb

pelo

  1. first-person singular (eu) present indicative of pelar

Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpe.lo/

Noun

pelo m (plural pelos)

  1. hair (a single hair)
  2. hair (all hair on the head)

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Verb

pelo

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