"Pelosi" meaning in English

See Pelosi in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /pəˈloʊsi/ Forms: Pelosis [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Italian Pelosi, from peloso (“hairy”), from Latin pilōsus. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|it|Pelosi}} Borrowed from Italian Pelosi, {{der|en|la|pilōsus}} Latin pilōsus Head templates: {{en-prop|s}} Pelosi (plural Pelosis)
  1. A surname from Italian. Derived forms: Nasty Pelosi Translations (surname): 佩洛西 (Pèiluòxī) (Chinese Mandarin), Pelosi (Italian), Пело́си (Pelósi) (note: from English) (Russian), Пело́зи (Pelózi) (note: from Italian) (Russian)

Inflected forms

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