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cabelo

cabelo

Galician

Noun

cabelo m (plural cabelos)

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

Synonyms

  • (hair strand): pelo
  • (hair collectively): pelo

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese cabelo (hair), from Latin capillus (hair), from caput (head) + pilus (hair).

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /kɐ.ˈβe.lu/
  • Hyphenation: ca‧be‧lo

Noun

cabelo m (plural cabelos)

  1. hair, head of hair
    O cabelo dela era louro.
    Her hair colour was blonde.
  2. hair (a single hair filament)
    Há um cabelo na minha sopa!
    There's a hair in my soup!

Derived terms