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pelego.

sheepskin (skin of a sheep with the fleece left on)

6 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/peˈle.ɡu/Brazil/pɨˈle.ɡu/Portugal[pɨˈle.ɣu]Portugal/pɨˈle.ɡu/Portugal, Southern
  1. sheepskin (skin of a sheep with the fleece left on)

    masculine
  2. doormat (someone that is over-submissive to others’ wishes)

    figuratively · masculine
  3. a member of a labor union or a labor union itself that acts contrary to the workers' best interest.

    masculine
Where this word comes from

By surface analysis, pelo + -ego. However, some sources say it comes from Spanish pellejo. When used in a political sense, it may be related to the saying "lobo em pele de cordeiro".

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