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Verb

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

1. to peel
2. to skin
3. (vulgar) to wank

Conjugation

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Paulista) IPA^(key): /pe.ˈla(ɾ)/, /pe.ˈla(ɹ)/
• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /pe.ˈla(ɾ)/, /pe.ˈla(ɻ)/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɨ.ˈlaɾ/

Etymology 1

From Latin pilāre ‎(“to deprive of hair”), from pilus ‎(“hair”), from Proto-Indo-European *pil- ‎(“string of hair”).

Verb

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

1. to depilate (to remove hair)

Conjugation

Synonyms

• depilar

Related terms

• pelagem
• pelo
• pelugem

Etymology 2

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

Verb

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

1. to skin (to remove skin)
2. to unclothe (to make naked)
3. (Brazil, informal) to be extremely hot

Conjugation

Synonyms

• (to skin): despelar, esfolar
• (to unclothe): despir

Coordinate terms

• (to skin): depenar, descascar, escamar

Related terms

• pelado
• pelando
• pele

Spanish

Etymology

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

Verb

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

1. to peel (fruits, vegetables)
2. to skin (an animal)
3. to shell (nuts, shellfish)
4. to unwrap
5. to pluck (a bird)
6. to cut the hair of
7. (transitive) to spread negative gossip, run down, criticise somebody
8. to exfoliate
9. to steal

Synonyms

• (to skin): despellejar
• (to unwrap): desenvolver
• (to pluck): desplumar
• (to cut the hair of): cortar
• (to exfoliate): exfoliar

Conjugation

Related terms

• peladera
• peladero
• pelado
• pelambre
• pelagatos
• pelagallos
• pelo
• pelón
• peludo

Derived terms

• pelarse