# peludo
## English
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish peludo (“hairy”). Doublet of plew.

### Noun

peludo (plural peludos or peludoes)
* A big hairy armadillo, Chaetophractus villosus

### Anagrams

* Poudel, podule

## Asturian
### Adjective

peludo
* neuter of peludu

## Galician
### Etymology

From pelo (“hair”) +‎ -udo (“-y”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /peˈludo/ [peˈlu.ð̞ʊ]
* Rhymes: -udo

### Adjective

peludo (feminine peluda, masculine plural peludos, feminine plural peludas)
* hairy
    Synonym: cabeludo

#### Related terms

* pelo

### Noun

peludo m (plural peludos)
* young spider crab
    Synonym: bruño

### References

* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “peludo”, 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), “peludo”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “peludo”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

## Portuguese
### Etymology

From pelo +‎ -udo.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /peˈlu.du/
* (Brazil) IPA: /peˈlu.du/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /peˈlu.do/
* (Portugal) IPA: /pɨˈlu.du/ [pɨˈlu.ðu]
* Rhymes: -udu
* Hyphenation: pe‧lu‧do

### Adjective

peludo (feminine peluda, masculine plural peludos, feminine plural peludas, comparable, comparative mais peludo, superlative o mais peludo or peludíssimo)
* (of a person) having a lot of hair on the body; hairy; furry; hirsute
* (of an animal) having a lot of fur; hairy; furry
* (of a body part other than the head) having hair growing from it; hairy; furry; hirsute

### Further reading

* “peludo”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
* “peludo”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2025
* “peludo” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
* “peludo”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
* “peludo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

## Spanish
### Etymology

From pelo +‎ -udo; compare Portuguese peludo, French poilu.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /peˈludo/ [peˈlu.ð̞o]
* Audio (Colombia):(file)
* Rhymes: -udo
* Syllabification: pe‧lu‧do

### Adjective

peludo (feminine peluda, masculine plural peludos, feminine plural peludas)
* hairy
    Synonym: cabelludo
    Antonym: pelado
* furry, fuzzy
* hairball-like

#### Derived terms

* boja peluda
* peludito

#### Related terms

* pelo

### Noun

peludo m (plural peludos)
* (Mexico, Rioplatense, rare in Paraguay) drunkenness
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:borrachera
* (Costa Rica, Puerto Rico, Bolivia, Chile, colloquial) Big hairy armadillo

### Further reading

* “peludo”, 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