Spanish Word of the Day

pelo

hair

Gender

The gender of pelo is masculine. E.g. el pelo.

Plural

The plural of pelo is pelos.

Definitions

Spanish > English
pelo
1. n-m. hair (a single hair)
2. n-m. hair (all hair on the head)
3. n-m. fur
pelar
1. v. to peel (fruits, vegetables)
2. v. to skin (an animal)
3. v. to shell (nuts, shellfish)
4. v. to unwrap
5. v. to pluck (a bird)
6. v. to cut the hair of
7. v. to spread negative gossip, run down, criticise somebody
8. v. to exfoliate
9. v. (colloquial) to steal
10. v. (colloquial) to fleece
11. v. to notice someone, to pay attention to someone
12. v. to matter
Me la pela. - I don't give a fuck.
13. v. to have one's hair cut
14. v. to lose one's hair, to go bald
15. v. to peel (of skin, from the sun, etc.)
16. v. to fray (rope, wire)
17. v. to strip (to remove the insulation from a wire/cable)
Hay que pelar el cable para poder conectarlo al conector. - The cable must be stripped to be able to connect it to the connector.
18. v. (Chile) to steal
19. v. (Chile) to flirt
20. v. (Chile) to make out with a stranger at a social event
Spanish > Spanish
pelo
1. nm. Filamento de queratina que crece en la piel de humanos y animales, cubren parte de la cabeza u otras partes del cuerpo, tiene una raíz bulbosa que nace en los poros de la piel.
2. nm. Conjunto o masa de estos filamentos.
3. nm. Este filamento cuando pertenece a los que cubren la cabeza, por oposición a la barba del rostro y el vello del resto del cuerpo.
4. nm. Filamento vegetal como el que cubre algunas frutas, tallos u hojas.
5. nm. Dícese de una distancia o diferencia pequeña o insignificante.
English > Spanish
hair
1. n. Pelo, cabello, vello
I have short, brown hair.
Tengo el pelo corto y castaño.