pelado
Spanish, noun/peˈlado/
pelado is spelled P-E-L-A-D-O (6 letters) and appears 3.0 times per million words in written Spanish, the 17,054th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pelado is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “baldie” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a past participle of pelar. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Acción y efecto de quitarle a algo su cobertura”.
What does pelado mean in English?
adjective
- 1
peeled, skinned, shelled (having the outer layer e.g. peel, skin, husk etc. removed)
- 2
treeless, bare (with no or little vegetation)
- 3
hairless
- 4
bald
- 5
child, young, childish
- 6
broke, penniless (without money)
- 7
uncultivated, uncivilized
- 8
Mexicoobscene, filthy
noun
- 1
masculinebaldie
- 2
masculinechild
verb
- 1
past participle of pelar
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Carente de su cobertura, en particular de pelo. 2. Con falta de cabello en la cabeza. 3. Dícese de la persona con pocos recursos económicos y culturales. 4. Ser humano de corta edad.
noun: 1. Acción y efecto de quitarle a algo su cobertura. 2. Pene. 3. Individuo indeterminado.
verb: 1. Participio de pelar o de pelarse.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of pelado
- pelada feminine
- pelados masculine plural
- peladas feminine plural
- pelao alternative pronunciation-spelling
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce pelado?
- /peˈlado/
- [peˈla.ð̞o]
- [peˈlað̞o]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to pelado
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is pelado in Spanish?
pelado appears 3.0 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).