pelear

Portuguese

Verb

pelear (first-person singular present indicative peleio, past participle peleado)

  1. (South Brazil) Alternative form of pelejar

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Spanish

Etymology

From pelo (hair), in the sense of close physical combat, as in the expression agarrarse de las greñas (to fight; literally, to grab each others' matted locks).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /peleˈaɾ/

Verb

pelear (first-person singular present peleo, first-person singular preterite peleé, past participle peleado)

  1. (intransitive) to fight (to contend in physical conflict)
    Synonyms: luchar, lidiar, bregar
  2. (intransitive) to fight, to argue
    Synonym: discutir
  3. (intransitive) to fight for, to struggle against
    Synonyms: batallar, combatir, luchar, bregar

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