pelusa
Spanish, noun/peˈlusa/
pelusa is spelled P-E-L-U-S-A (6 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish, the 35,911th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pelusa is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “fluff, fuzz (light fur)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Pelo muy delgado y suave que recubre algunos vegetales y en especial la piel de las frutas”.
What does pelusa mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininefluff, fuzz (light fur)
- 2
femininelint
- 3
femininedust bunny
- 4
Spaincolloquialfemininejealousy
Tengo pelusa.
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Pelo muy delgado y suave que recubre algunos vegetales y en especial la piel de las frutas. 2. Pelo muy delgado y suave que se desprende de ciertas telas. 3. Pelo muy delgado y suave que cubre algunas partes de la piel de las personas. 4. Suciedad que se acumula bajo los muebles en forma de pequeñas aglomeraciones de filamentos con polvo.
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 pelusa
- pelusas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce pelusa?
- /peˈlusa/
- [peˈlu.sa]
- [peˈlusa]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to pelusa
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is pelusa in Spanish?
pelusa appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).