Polyglot Dictionary

pelar

/peˈlaɾ/

verb B1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (yo)
pelo
preterite (yo)
pelé
past participle
pelado

Meaning

  1. to peel

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

mondar

pelar is the everyday word for "to peel"; mondar is slightly more formal or literary.

Similar in other languages

French

éplucher

éplucher is the French word for the same thing — both mean "to peel."

French

peler

peler is the French word for the same thing — both mean "to peel."

Portuguese

descascar

descascar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to peel."

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