"pelo" meaning in Spanish

See pelo in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈpelo/, [ˈpe.lo] Forms: pelos [plural]
Rhymes: -elo Etymology: Inherited from Latin pilus, from Proto-Indo-European *pil-. Compare English pile (“fine, short hair of certain animals”). Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|es|la|pilus|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Latin pilus, {{inh+|es|la|pilus}} Inherited from Latin pilus, {{der|es|ine-pro|*pil-}} Proto-Indo-European *pil-, {{cog|en|pile||fine, short hair of certain animals}} English pile (“fine, short hair of certain animals”) Head templates: {{es-noun|m}} pelo m (plural pelos)
  1. hair (a single hair) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-pelo-es-noun-q2v5jczo Categories (other): Hair Disambiguation of Hair: 44 42 0 15
  2. hair (all hair on the head) Tags: masculine Synonyms: cabello
    Sense id: en-pelo-es-noun-xM3lVZ5e Categories (other): Hair Disambiguation of Hair: 44 42 0 15
  3. fur Tags: masculine Synonyms: pelaje, piel
    Sense id: en-pelo-es-noun-vhEwt3ud
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: pelar, peluca, piloso
Etymology number: 1 Derived forms: 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

Verb

IPA: /ˈpelo/, [ˈpe.lo]
Rhymes: -elo Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Etymology templates: {{nonlemma}} See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Head templates: {{head|es|verb form}} pelo
  1. first-person singular present indicative of pelar Tags: first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular Form of: pelar
    Sense id: en-pelo-es-verb-7WSnXegt Categories (other): Pages with 14 entries, Pages with entries, Spanish entries with incorrect language header, Hair Disambiguation of Pages with 14 entries: 1 4 1 1 1 1 12 1 1 1 5 1 12 4 10 7 11 12 1 1 1 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 4 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 0 5 0 13 5 11 7 12 13 0 0 0 13 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 2 8 2 87 Disambiguation of Hair: 44 42 0 15
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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