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pelar.

to depilate (remove hair)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

verb/peˈla(ʁ)/Brazil[peˈla(h)]Brazil/peˈla(ɾ)/São-Paulo/peˈla(ʁ)/Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. to depilate (remove hair)

Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese pelar, from Latin pilāre (“to deprive of hair”), from pilus (“hair”), from Proto-Indo-European *pil- (“string of hair”). Doublet of pilhar.

verb/peˈla(ʁ)/Brazil[peˈla(h)]Brazil/peˈla(ɾ)/São-Paulo/peˈla(ʁ)/Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. to skin (remove skin)

  2. to unclothe (make naked)

  3. to be extremely hot

    Brazil · gerund · informal · usually
    Eu fui pegar a caneca, mas a água estava pelando e eu me queimei.
Where this word comes from

From pele (“skin”) + -ar, from Old Galician-Portuguese pele (“pelt”), from Latin pellis (“pelt”), from Proto-Indo-European *pel- (“skin”).

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