pelele
Spanish, noun/peˈlele/
pelele is spelled P-E-L-E-L-E (6 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish, the 46,380th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pelele is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “wimp” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Figura humana de paja o trapos que suele ponerse en los balcones o que mantea el pueblo en las carnestolendas”.
What does pelele mean in English?
noun
- 1
colloquialmasculinewimp
- 2
masculinerompers (one-piece garment for babies)
- 3
masculinedummy (stupid person)
- 4
masculinepuppet, tool
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Figura humana de paja o trapos que suele ponerse en los balcones o que mantea el pueblo en las carnestolendas. 2. Persona simple o inútil. 3. Prenda de punto de cuerpo entero que se pone a los bebés para estar en casa o para dormir.
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 pelele
- peleles plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce pelele?
- /peˈlele/
- [peˈle.le]
- [peˈlele]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to pelele
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is pelele in Spanish?
pelele appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).