pelare

See also: pelaré

Italian

Etymology

From pelo +‎ -are or from Latin pilāre (to deprive of hair).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /peˈla.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: pe‧là‧re

Verb

pelàre (first-person singular present pélo, first-person singular past historic pelài, past participle pelàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to pluck (feathers, hair, etc.)
  2. (transitive) to skin (an animal)
  3. (transitive) to shear (hair)
  4. (transitive) to peel (fruit, etc.)
  5. (transitive) to strip (leaves, etc.)
  6. (transitive, figurative) to fleece (a person)
  7. (intransitive, colloquial) to cause a feeling of intense cold or heat (of the wind, etc.)

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Spanish

Verb

pelare

  1. first/third-person singular future subjunctive of pelar

Swedish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish pelare, pilare, from Medieval Latin pīlāre, pīlārium, from Latin pīla. Cognate of English pillar, German Pfeiler, French pilier.

Pronunciation

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Noun

pelare c

  1. pillar

Declension

Declension of pelare
nominative genitive
singular indefinite pelare pelares
definite pelaren pelarens
plural indefinite pelare pelares
definite pelarna pelarnas

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