pelego

Senso (Inglese)

1. (masculine) sheepskin (skin of a sheep with the fleece left on)
2. (figuratively, masculine) doormat (someone that is over-submissive to others’ wishes)
3. (masculine) a member of a labor union or a labor union itself that acts contrary to the workers' best interest.

Concetti

vello

Traduzioni

vell

🧓

velló

προβιά

fleece

toison

sjabrak

zadeldek

zadelkleed

piel

vellón

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/peˈle.ɡu/

Etimologia (Inglese)

By surface analysis, pelo + -ego. However, some sources say it comes from Spanish pellejo. When used in a political sense, it may be related to the saying "lobo em pele de cordeiro".