"cabello" meaning in Spanish

See cabello in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /kaˈbeʝo/, [kaˈβ̞e.ʝo], /kaˈbeʝo/, [kaˈβ̞e.ʝo], /kaˈbeʎo/, [kaˈβ̞e.ʎo], /kaˈbeʃo/, [kaˈβ̞e.ʃo], /kaˈbeʒo/, [kaˈβ̞e.ʒo] Forms: cabellos [plural]
Rhymes: -eʝo, -eʝo (most of Spain and Latin America), -eʎo (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines), -eʃo (Buenos Aires and environs), -eʒo (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) Etymology: Inherited from Old Spanish cabello, from Latin capillus (whence English capillary). Compare Galician cabelo, Portuguese cabelo. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|es|osp|cabello|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old Spanish cabello, {{inh+|es|osp|cabello}} Inherited from Old Spanish cabello, {{inh|es|la|capillus}} Latin capillus, {{cog|en|capillary}} English capillary, {{cog|gl|cabelo}} Galician cabelo, {{cog|pt|cabelo}} Portuguese cabelo Head templates: {{es-noun|m}} cabello m (plural cabellos), {{tlb|es|parts of|_|Latin America|otherwise|rather|formal}} (parts of Latin America, otherwise rather formal)
  1. hair (the mass of hairs on the head) Tags: masculine Synonyms: pelo Derived forms: cabello de ángel, cabello de Venus, cabelludo, cortar un cabello en el aire Related terms: cabelludo, capilar

Inflected forms

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      "expansion": "English capillary",
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      "ipa": "[kaˈβ̞e.ʝo]"
    },
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      "ipa": "/kaˈbeʝo/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kaˈβ̞e.ʝo]"
    },
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      "ipa": "/kaˈbeʎo/"
    },
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      "ipa": "[kaˈβ̞e.ʎo]"
    },
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      "ipa": "/kaˈbeʃo/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kaˈβ̞e.ʃo]"
    },
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      "ipa": "/kaˈbeʒo/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kaˈβ̞e.ʒo]"
    },
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    },
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    },
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    },
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    {
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    {
      "word": "cortar un cabello en el aire"
    }
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        "ca‧be‧llo"
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      "word": "capilar"
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        "Rhymes:Spanish/eʒo/3 syllables",
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        "Spanish 3-syllable words",
        "Spanish countable nouns",
        "Spanish entries with incorrect language header",
        "Spanish formal terms",
        "Spanish lemmas",
        "Spanish masculine nouns",
        "Spanish nouns",
        "Spanish terms derived from Latin",
        "Spanish terms derived from Old Spanish",
        "Spanish terms inherited from Latin",
        "Spanish terms inherited from Old Spanish",
        "Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation",
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          "word": "pelo"
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      "ipa": "/kaˈbeʝo/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kaˈβ̞e.ʝo]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kaˈbeʝo/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kaˈβ̞e.ʝo]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kaˈbeʎo/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kaˈβ̞e.ʎo]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kaˈbeʃo/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kaˈβ̞e.ʃo]"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kaˈbeʒo/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kaˈβ̞e.ʒo]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eʝo"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eʝo (most of Spain and Latin America)"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eʎo (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eʃo (Buenos Aires and environs)"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-eʒo (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "cabello"
}

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