peludo

English

Etymology

Spanish peludo (“hairy”). Doublet of plew.

Noun

peludo (plural peludos or peludoes)

  1. A South American hairy armadillo, Chaetophractus villosus.

Anagrams

Portuguese

Etymology

pelo +‎ -udo

Pronunciation
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /pɨ.ˈlu.ðu/
  • Hyphenation: pe‧lu‧do

Adjective

peludo m (feminine singular peluda, masculine plural peludos, feminine plural peludas, comparable)

  1. (of a person) Having a lot of hair on the body; hairy; furry; hirsute.
  2. (of a animal) Having a lot of fur; hairy; furry.
  3. (of a body part other than the head) Having hair growing from it; hairy; furry; hirsute.

Inflection
Inflection of peludo
singular plural
masculine feminine masculine feminine
positive peludo peluda peludos peludas
comparative mais peludo mais peluda mais peludos mais peludas
superlative o mais peludo
peludíssimo		 a mais peluda
peludíssima		 os mais peludos
peludíssimos		 as mais peludas
peludíssimas
augmentative — — — —
diminutive — — — —

Spanish

Etymology

From pelo +‎ -udo; compare Portuguese peludo, French poilu.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /peˈludo/, [peˈluðo]

Adjective

peludo (feminine singular peluda, masculine plural peludos, feminine plural peludas)

  1. hairy
    Synonym: cabelludo
    Antonym: pelado
  2. furry, fuzzy
  3. hairball-like

Derived terms
  • peludito

Noun

peludo m (plural peludos)

  1. (Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay) drunkenness

Synonyms

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