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

Related terms

• pelu

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

• (hair strand): cabelo

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)

Related terms

• peloso
• pelame
• peluria
• spelare

See also

• capello

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

• (Portugal, Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpe.lu/
• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpe.lo/

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

• pêlo (pre-Orthographic Agreement of 1990)

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

• (hair as a whole): pelagem
• (any filament): fio, filamento

Related terms

Etymology 3

Inflected form of pelar ‎(“to remove hair”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɛ.lu/
• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈpɛ.lo/

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)

Related terms

• a pelo
• pelado
• pelar
• peluca
• peludo

See also

• cabello
• champa
• pendejo
• vello

Verb

pelo

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