pelar.
to depilate (remove hair)
Meaning & usage
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.
to skin (remove skin)
to unclothe (make naked)
to be extremely hot
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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