pelar

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin pilāre, present active infinitive of pilō (I deprive of hair)

Pronunciation

Verb

pelar (first-person singular present pelo, past participle pelat)

  1. to peel
  2. to skin
  3. (vulgar) to wank
  4. (slang) to kill

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Galician

Verb

pelar (first-person singular present pelo, first-person singular preterite pelei, past participle pelado)

  1. to skin
    Synonym: esfolar

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

  • (Paulista) IPA(key): /pe.ˈla(ɾ)/, /pe.ˈla(ɹ)/
  • (South Brazil) IPA(key): /pe.ˈla(ɾ)/, /pe.ˈla(ɻ)/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /pɨ.ˈlaɾ/

Etymology 1

From Old Portuguese pelar, from Latin pilāre, present active infinitive of pilō (I deprive of hair), from pilus (hair), from Proto-Indo-European *pil- (string of hair).

Verb

pelar (first-person singular present indicative pelo, past participle pelado)

  1. to depilate (to remove hair)
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Etymology 2

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

Verb

pelar (first-person singular present indicative pelo, past participle pelado)

  1. to skin (to remove skin)
  2. to unclothe (to make naked)
  3. (Brazil, informal) to be extremely hot
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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin pilāre, present active infinitive of pilō (I deprive of hair)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /peˈlaɾ/

Verb

pelar (first-person singular present pelo, first-person singular preterite pelé, past participle pelado)

  1. to peel (fruits, vegetables)
  2. to skin (an animal)
  3. to shell (nuts, shellfish)
  4. to unwrap
  5. to pluck (a bird)
  6. to cut the hair of
  7. (transitive) to spread negative gossip, run down, criticise somebody
  8. to exfoliate
  9. to steal
  10. (transitive, reflexive, vulgar) to matter.
    me la pela
    I don't give a fuck

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