pelado

[pə-ˈlä-du]

adjective/nounmasculinepl: pelados

naked, bare, bald

1. Without clothes; nude

He went swimming pelado in the river.

Ele foi nadar pelado no rio.

2. Without hair; bald

The old man's pelado head was shiny.

A cabeça pelada do velho brilhava.

3. Bare or stripped of covering

The pelado branches of winter trees.

Os galhos pelados das árvores de inverno.

4. A naked or bald person (noun usage)

He called him pelado as a nickname.

Ele o chamava de pelado como apelido.

NYC Slang

buck naked, bald head, broke

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Regional Variations

General Brazilian

pelado

Common usage for naked or bald

Rio de Janeiro

pelado

Also used colloquially to mean poor or broke

São Paulo

pelado

Standard usage, sometimes used informally for unsophisticated person

Portugal

pelado/descalço

Less common than in Brazil; 'descalço' preferred for barefoot

sair pelado - to leave naked/to leave in the lurch

ficar pelado - to become broke/penniless

em pelota - completely naked

pelado de fome - starving, destitute

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