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pelo.

hair (individual strand)

4 characters2 syllables approx.Galego language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈpelo/[ˈpe.lʊ]
  1. hair (individual strand)

    masculine
  2. hair (collectively, on the head)

    masculine
  3. fur

    masculine
Where this word comes from

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.

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