cabelludo

cabelludo

Spanish

Etymology

From cabello +‎ -udo, or possibly from a Vulgar Latin *capillūtus, variant of capillātus. Compare Portuguese cabeludo, French chevelu.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /kabeˈʝudo/ [ka.β̞eˈʝu.ð̞o]

• IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /kabeˈʝudo/ [ka.β̞eˈʝu.ð̞o]
• IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /kabeˈʎudo/ [ka.β̞eˈʎu.ð̞o]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /kabeˈʃudo/ [ka.β̞eˈʃu.ð̞o]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /kabeˈʒudo/ [ka.β̞eˈʒu.ð̞o]

• Rhymes: -udo
• Syllabification: ca‧be‧llu‧do

Adjective

cabelludo (feminine cabelluda, masculine plural cabelludos, feminine plural cabelludas)

1. hairy

   Synonym: peludo

   Antonym: pelado

2. long-haired

   Antonym: pelado

3. shaggy

Derived terms

• cuero cabelludo

Related terms

• cabello

Further reading

• “cabelludo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014