vello
Spanish, noun/ˈbeʝo/
vello is spelled V-E-L-L-O (5 letters) and appears 2.1 times per million words in written Spanish, the 21,921st most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Vello is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “body hair, androgenic hair, vellus hair” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Pelo, más fino y delgado que el del cuero cabelludo, que recubre la mayor parte de la piel humana”.
What does vello mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinebody hair, androgenic hair, vellus hair
- 2
masculinefacial hair
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Pelo, más fino y delgado que el del cuero cabelludo, que recubre la mayor parte de la piel humana. 2. Filamento fino y corto que recubre la piel o corteza de determinadas plantas y frutos.
verb: 1. Ver, con el enclítico lo (verlo).
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 vello
- vellos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce vello?
- /ˈbeʝo/
- [ˈbe.ʝo]
- [ˈbeʝo]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to vello
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is vello in Spanish?
vello appears 2.1 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).