peludo

English

Etymology

Spanish peludo (hairy). Doublet of plew.

Noun

peludo (plural peludos or peludoes)

  1. Big hairy armadillo, Chaetophractus villosus

Anagrams

Asturian

Adjective

peludo

  1. neuter of peludu

Portuguese

Etymology

From pelo + -udo.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /peˈlu.du/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /peˈlu.do/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /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)

  1. (of a person) having a lot of hair on the body; hairy; furry; hirsute
  2. (of an animal) having a lot of fur; hairy; furry
  3. (of a body part other than the head) having hair growing from it; hairy; furry; hirsute

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

peludo (feminine peluda, masculine plural peludos, feminine plural peludas)

  1. hairy
    Synonym: cabelludo
    Antonym: pelado
  2. furry, fuzzy
  3. hairball-like

Derived terms

Noun

peludo m (plural peludos)

  1. (Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay) drunkenness
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:borrachera

Further reading

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