Polyglot Dictionary

pelo

/ˈpelo/

el noun A1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
los pelos

Meaning

  1. hair

    • Tiene el pelo largo.

      She has long hair.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

cabello

cabello is more formal, referring specifically to head hair, used in beauty or cosmetic contexts; pelo is more general, and can be body hair, animal fur, or head hair informally.

Similar in other languages

French

cheveux

cheveux is the French word for the same thing — both mean "hair."

Portuguese

cabelo

cabelo is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "hair."

Practice

1 What does pelo mean?

2 Fill the gap: Tiene el ___ largo.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches pelo?

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