# 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: (Central) [ˈpɛ.lu]
* IPA: (Balearic, Valencia) [ˈpɛ.lo]

### Verb

pelo
* first-person singular present indicative of pelar

## Chavacano
### Etymology

Inherited from Spanish pelo (“hair”), from Latin pilus.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpelo/, [ˈpe.lo]
* Hyphenation: pe‧lo

### Noun

pelo
* (anatomy) hair

## French
### Alternative forms

* pélo

### Etymology

From Romani pelo (“male”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /pe.lo/

### Noun

pelo m (plural pelos)
* (slang) guy, fellow, bloke, chap, dude, boyfriend
    Synonyms: bougre, mec, gars, type

## Galician
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /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

* pelame
* pelamio
* pelexa
* pelexar
* pelexo
* peluxe

#### 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

## Italian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /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 womans

##### Related terms

* pelame
* peloso
* peluria
* spelare

##### 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

From Old Galician-Portuguese pello, from Vulgar Latin *per (“by; through”) + *lo (“the”).

#### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /pe.lu/
* (Brazil) IPA: /pe.lu/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /pe.lo/
* (Portugal) IPA: /pe.lu/, (with syncope) /plu/
* Rhymes: -elu
* Hyphenation: pe‧lo

#### Contraction

pelo (feminine pela, masculine plural pelos, feminine plural pelas)
* Contraction of por o; by the; for the; through the
** 2007, J. K. Rowling, Lia 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 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

* IPA: /ˈpe.lu/
* 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
    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.
* hair (an animal’s hair as a whole)
    Synonym: pelagem
    Preciso cortar o pelo do meu gato.I need to cut my cat’s hair.
* (by extension) any filament which grows on plants and non-mammals
    Synonyms: fio, filamento
    Pelos de tarântula.Tarantula hair.
    Não toques o pelo de uma urtiga.Don’t touch a nettle’s hair.

##### Related terms

* a pelo
* em pelo
* no pelo
* nu em pelo
* pelado
* pelagem
* pelame
* pelar
* pelo radicular
* peludo
* pelugem
* peluginoso

### Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpɛ.lu/
* Hyphenation: pe‧lo

#### Verb

pelo
* first-person singular present indicative of pelar

### References

* ↑ Bueno, Francisco da Silveira. 1958. A formação da lingua portuguese. Rio de Janeiro: Livraria Acadêmica. Page 93.

## Sotho
### Noun

pelo class 9/10 (plural dipelo)
* heart

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /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)
* hair (all hair on the head)
    Synonym: cabello
* fur
    Synonyms: pelaje, piel

##### Derived terms

* a medios pelos
* a pelo
* al pelo
* andar al pelo
* buscar pelos en la sopa
* camelote de pelo
* carne de pelo
* con pelos y señales
* cortar un pelo en el aire
* corte de pelo
* crecepelo
* dar para el pelo
* de medio pelo
* de poco pelo
* echar buen pelo
* hacer a pelo y pluma
* hombre de pelo en pecho
* mata de pelo
* ni un pelo
* no tener pelos en la lengua
* no tener un pelo de tonto
* pelaje
* pelear
* pelín
* pelirrojo
* pelito
* pelo a pelo
* pelo de aire
* pelo de camello
* pelo de gato
* pelo por pelo
* pelón
* pelos de punta
* pelos y señales
* peludo
* pelusa
* por los pelos
* por un pelo
* secador de pelo
* sombrero de pelo
* tomar el pelo
* traído por los pelos

##### Related terms

* pelar
* peluca

### 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, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

## Western Durango Nahuatl
### Noun

pelo
* dog