# cabeludo
## Galician
### Alternative forms

* capeludo

### Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese cabeludo, from Vulgar Latin *capillūtus. By surface analysis, cabelo (“hair”) +‎ -udo.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kabeˈludo/ [kɑ.β̞eˈlu.ð̞ʊ]
* Rhymes: -udo

### Adjective

cabeludo (feminine cabeluda, masculine plural cabeludos, feminine plural cabeludas)
* hairy
    Synonym: peludo
* long-haired
    Synonyms: greñudo, melenudo

### References

* Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “cabeludo”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
* Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “cabeludo”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “cabeludo”, 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), “cabeludo”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “cabeludo”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

## Old Galician-Portuguese
### Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *capillūtus. By surface analysis, cabelo (“hair”) +‎ -udo.

### Adjective

cabeludo m (plural *cabeludos, feminine *cabeluda, feminine plural cabeludas)
* hairy (having a lot of hair)
** 13th century, Pero Garcia Burgalês, Maria Negra ui eu em outro dia‎:Dixilheu hume dela ptia Eſſe ſinal e ſuſona moleira E diſſemela daqueſta maneira Comeu auos direy e foyſa uya Eſte ſinal ſe deus my pdom E negro bem come hũũ carvom E cabeludo aderredor da caldeira(please add an English translation of this quotation)
** 13th century, Caldeirom, Ũa donzela coitado‎:Cobrancelhas mesturadas Grandes & mui cabeludas Sobre lhos olhos meriudas & as cedas pendoradas & mui grãdes p boa fe ha hũ palme meio nõ pe & no cos tres polegadas(please add an English translation of this quotation)

#### Descendants

* Galician: cabeludo
* Portuguese: cabeludo

#### References

* Manuel Ferreiro (2014–2025) “cabeludo”, in Universo Cantigas. Edición crítica da poesía medieval galego-portuguesa (in Galician), A Coruña: UDC, →ISSN

## Portuguese
### Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese cabeludo, from Vulgar Latin *capillūtus. By surface analysis, cabelo (“hair”) +‎ -udo. Compare Spanish cabelludo, Italian capelluto and French chevelu.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ka.beˈlu.du/
* (Brazil) IPA: /ka.beˈlu.du/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ka.beˈlu.do/
* (Portugal) IPA: /kɐ.bɨˈlu.du/ [kɐ.βɨˈlu.ðu]
* Rhymes: -udu
* Hyphenation: ca‧be‧lu‧do

### Adjective

cabeludo (feminine cabeluda, masculine plural cabeludos, feminine plural cabeludas)
* hairy, long-haired (having a lot of hair)
* furry
* (Brazil, colloquial) hairy (difficult, complex, intricate, or intimidating)
    problema cabeludo ― hairy problem
* (Brazil, colloquial) exaggerated; far-fetched
* (Brazil, colloquial) immoral

#### Derived terms

* bulbul-cabeludo
* couro cabeludo

### Further reading

* “cabeludo”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
* “cabeludo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025