pelouro

Galician
Croios or pelouros

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese (attested since 1261 as a nickname), perhaps from a local substrate language.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [peˈlowɾʊ]

Noun

pelouro m (plural pelouros)

  1. pebble
    Synonyms: croio, seixo
  2. (regional) lock of wool or of hair
    Synonym: guedella

Derived terms

References
  • “pelouro” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • “pelouro” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • “pelouro” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “pelouro” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “pelouro” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
  1. Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) “pelouro”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Unknown. Possible derivations include:

Pronunciation
  • Rhymes: -owɾu
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /peˈlo(w).ɾu/ [peˈlo(ʊ̯).ɾu]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /peˈlo(w).ɾo/ [peˈlo(ʊ̯).ɾo]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /pɨˈlo(w).ɾu/
    • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /pɨˈlow.ɾu/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /pɨˈlo.ɾu/

  • Hyphenation: pe‧lou‧ro

Noun

pelouro m (plural pelouros)

  1. a branch municipal administration in Portugal
  2. (historical) a small ball of metal or clay used as ammunition for crossbows, scorpions and firearms
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