cabeludo

Old Galician-Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *capillūtus. By surface analysis, cabelo (hair) + -udo.

Adjective

cabeludo m (plural *cabeludos, feminine *cabeluda, feminine plural cabeludas)

  1. hairy (having a lot of hair)
    • 13th century, Pero Garcia Burgalês, Maria Negra ui eu em outro dia:
      Dixilheu hume dela ptia
      Eſſe ſinal e ſuſona moleira
      E diſſemela daqueſta maneira
      Comeu auos direy e foyſa uya
      Eſte ſinal ſe deus my pdom
      E negro bem come hũũ carvom
      E cabeludo aderredor da caldeira
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    • 13th century, Caldeirom, Ũa donzela coitado:
      Cobrancelhas mesturadas
      Grandes & mui cabeludas
      Sobre lhos olhos meriudas
      & as cedas pendoradas
      & mui grãdes p boa fe
      ha hũ palme meio nõ pe
      & no cos tres polegadas
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Descendants

  • Galician: cabelludo
  • Portuguese: cabeludo

References

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese cabeludo, from Vulgar Latin *capillūtus. By surface analysis, cabelo (hair) + -udo.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ka.beˈlu.du/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ka.beˈlu.do/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /kɐ.bɨˈlu.du/ [kɐ.βɨˈlu.ðu]

  • Rhymes: -udu
  • Hyphenation: ca‧be‧lu‧do

Adjective

cabeludo (feminine cabeluda, masculine plural cabeludos, feminine plural cabeludas)

  1. hairy, long-haired (having a lot of hair)
  2. furry
  3. (Brazil, colloquial) hairy (difficult, complex, intricate, or intimidating)
    problema cabeludohairy problem
  4. (Brazil, colloquial) exaggerated; far-fetched
  5. (Brazil, colloquial) immoral

Derived terms

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