cabeludo

Meaning

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

Concepts

hairy

hirsute

Synonyms

arriscado

perigoso

Translations

poilu

esborronador

esborronant

behaart

haarig

chevelu

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ka.beˈlu.du/

Etymology

Cognate with Spanish: cabelludo

Cognate with Italian: capelluto

Cognate with French: chevelu

In summary

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese cabeludo, from Vulgar Latin *capillūtus. By surface analysis, cabelo (“hair”) + -udo. Compare Spanish cabelludo, Italian capelluto and French chevelu.