pelo

== Asturian == === Etymology 1 === From a contraction of the preposition per (“by means of, by way of”) + neuter singular article lo (“the”). ==== Contraction ==== pelo n (masculine pel, feminine pela, masculine plural pelos, feminine plural peles) by means of the === Etymology 2 === From Latin pilus. ==== Noun ==== pelo m (plural pelos) hair (mass of hairs) fur ===== Related terms ===== pelu == Catalan == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern) [ˈpe̞.lu] IPA(key): (Balearic, Valencia, Northwestern) [ˈpɛ.lo] IPA(key): (Central) [ˈpɛ.lu] === Verb === pelo first-person singular present indicative of pelar == Chavacano == === Etymology === Inherited from Spanish pelo (“hair”), from Latin pilus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpelo/, [ˈpe.lo] Hyphenation: pe‧lo === Noun === pelo (anatomy) hair == French == === Alternative forms === pélo === Etymology === From Romani pelo (“male”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pe.lo/ === Noun === pelo m (plural pelos) (slang) guy, fellow, bloke, chap, dude, boyfriend Synonyms: bougre, mec, gars, type == Galician == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpelo/ [ˈpe.lʊ] Rhymes: -elo Hyphenation: pe‧lo === Etymology 1 === 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. ==== Noun ==== pelo m (plural pelos) hair (individual strand) Synonym: cabelo hair (collectively, on the head) Synonym: cabelo fur Synonyms: pelame, pelica ===== Derived terms ===== ==== References ==== Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “pelo”, 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), “pelo”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “pelo”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== pelo first-person singular present indicative of pelar == Ido == === Etymology === From Latin pellis. === Noun === pelo (plural peli) skin == Indonesian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Javanese ꦥꦺꦭꦺꦴ (pélo). === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈpelo/ [ˈpe.lo] Rhymes: -elo Syllabification: pe‧lo === Adjective === pelo (comparative lebih pelo, superlative paling pelo) having difficulties in pronouncing words correctly Synonyms: cadel, pelat, telor === Further reading === “pelo”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpe.lo/ Rhymes: -elo Hyphenation: pé‧lo === Etymology 1 === From Latin pilus, from Proto-Indo-European *pil-. ==== Noun ==== 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 women ===== Related terms ===== ===== See also ===== capello === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== pelo first-person singular present indicative of pelare === Anagrams === olpe == Northern Sotho == === Noun === pelo heart == Ometepec Nahuatl == === Noun === pelo dog == Portuguese == === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese pello, from Vulgar Latin *per (“by; through”) + *lo (“the”). ==== Alternative forms ==== plo (syncopated) ==== Pronunciation ==== Hyphenation: pe‧lo ==== Contraction ==== pelo (feminine pela, masculine plural pelos, feminine plural pelas) contraction of por +‎ o; by the; for the; through the Synonym: polo (archaic) === Etymology 2 === Inherited 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. ==== Alternative forms ==== pêlo (pre-1990 spelling) ==== Pronunciation ==== Rhymes: -elu Hyphenation: pe‧lo ==== Noun ==== pelo m (plural pelos) hair (filament which grows on the skin of mammals), except hair on top of humans’ heads, which is called cabelo hair; fur (an animal’s hair as a whole) Synonym: pelagem (by extension, proscribed in the scientific context) any filament which grows on plants and non-mammals Synonyms: filamento, (non-mammals) cerda, (plants) tricoma ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== === Etymology 3 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Pronunciation ==== Rhymes: -ɛlu Hyphenation: pe‧lo ==== Verb ==== pelo first-person singular present indicative of pelar === References === === Further reading === “pelo”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “pelo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Romani == === Etymology === Inherited from Sanskrit पेल (pela). Cognate with Assamese পেল (pel) and Bengali পেল (pel). === Noun === pelo m (plural pele) (anatomy) testicle == Sotho == === Noun === pelo class 9/10 (plural dipelo) heart == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpelo/ [ˈpe.lo] Rhymes: -elo Syllabification: pe‧lo === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Latin pilus, from Proto-Indo-European *pil-. Compare English pile (“fine, short hair of certain animals”). ==== Noun ==== pelo m (plural pelos) hair (a single hair) Synonym: cabello hair (all hair on the head) Synonym: cabello fur Synonyms: pelaje, piel ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Verb ==== pelo first-person singular present indicative of pelar ==== Further reading ==== “pelo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == Western Durango Nahuatl == === Noun === pelo dog