peludo

/peˈludo/ · B2 · adj

hairy

🦔 peludo = pelo (hair) + -udo (having lots of) → full of hair

Spanish pelo means hair, and the suffix -udo means having a lot of something. So peludo is literally hair-heavy. The armadillo called peludo is the big hairy armadillo, with bristles between its plates.

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