pelo

From a contraction of the preposition per (“by means of, by way of”) + neuter singular article lo (“the”).

pelo n (masculine pel, feminine pela, masculine plural pelos, feminine plural peles)

1. by means of the

From Latin pilus.

pelo m (plural pelos)

1. hair (mass of hairs)
2. fur

• pelu

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈpɛ.lu]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [ˈpɛ.lo]

pelo

1. first-person singular present indicative of pelar

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈpelo/, [ˈpe.lo]
• Hyphenation: pe‧lo

pelo

1. (anatomy) hair

• pélo

From Romani pelo (“male”).

• IPA^(key): /pe.lo/

pelo m (plural pelos)

1. (slang) guy, fellow, bloke, chap, dude, boyfriend

   Synonyms: bougre, mec, gars, type

• IPA^(key): /ˈpelo/ [ˈpe.lʊ]
• Rhymes: -elo
• Hyphenation: pe‧lo

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.

pelo m (plural pelos)

1. hair (individual strand)

   Synonym: cabelo

2. hair (collectively, on the head)

   Synonym: cabelo

3. fur

   Synonyms: pelame, pelica

• 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

pelo

1. first-person singular present indicative of pelar

From Latin pellis.

pelo (plural peli)

1. skin

• IPA^(key): /ˈpe.lo/
• Rhymes: -elo
• Hyphenation: pé‧lo

From Latin pilus, from Proto-Indo-European *pil-.

pelo m (plural peli)

1. hair (on the body)
2. surface (of water)
3. fur (on the body)
4. (vulgar, slang) woman's pubic hair; vulva
5. (vulgar, offensive, slang) group of sexy womans

• capello

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

pelo

1. first-person singular present indicative of pelare

• olpe

pelo

1. heart

pelo

1. dog

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

• Rhymes: -elu
• Hyphenation: pe‧lo

pelo (feminine pela, masculine plural pelos, feminine plural pelas)

2. 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!

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.^[1]

• pêlo (pre-1990 spelling)

• Hyphenation: pe‧lo

pelo m (plural pelos)

2. 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.

4. 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.

6. (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.

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

• Hyphenation: pe‧lo

pelo

2. first-person singular present indicative of pelar

pelo class 9/10 (plural dipelo)

1. heart

• IPA^(key): /ˈpelo/ [ˈpe.lo]
• Rhymes: -elo
• Syllabification: pe‧lo

Inherited from Latin pilus, from Proto-Indo-European *pil-. Compare English pile (“fine, short hair of certain animals”).

pelo m (plural pelos)

1. hair (a single hair)
2. hair (all hair on the head)

   Synonym: cabello

3. fur

   Synonyms: pelaje, piel

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

pelo

1. first-person singular present indicative of pelar

• “pelo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28

pelo

1. dog