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peluquear: to cut someone's hair; give a haircut; to have one's hair cut; cut one's hair
peluquero: barber, hairdresser
peluquería: hair salon, hairdressing salon, hairdresser's
peluquín: diminutive of peluca; wiglet; a type of wig with curls and a pigtail, once commonly used
pelusa: fluff, fuzz (light fur); lint; dust bunny; jealousy
pelvi: Middle Persian (language)
pelviano: pelvic
pelvis: pelvis
pelágico: pelagic (of or pertaining to oceans); pelagic (living in the open sea rather than in coastal or inland waters)
pelársela: to wank; to not give a shit
pelícano: pelican
pelícano: a large nose
pelícano australiano: The Australian pelican.
pelícano ceñudo: Dalmatian pelican (Pelecanus crispus)
pelícano pardo: The brown pelican.
pelícano peruano: Peruvian pelecan (Pelecanus thagus).
película: film (layer); movie (US, Canada), film; story (invented story, especially one as an excuse)
película de terror: horror film, horror movie
película policíaca: police procedural movie
pelín: bit, tiny, very small (to a small extent; in a small amount) (usually with "un (“a”)")
pelítico: pelitic
pelón: with little or no hair; bald or balding; with short hair; with a lot of hair; barren, deserted
pelón: nectarine
pelón: a person with little or no hair; a bald person; a short-haired person; a kid or a guy
pelú: a tree found in Chile, Sophora cassioides
pelú: tricky
pelúcido: pellucid
pemolina: pemoline
pemón: Pemon
pemón: Pemon
pen: ellipsis of pendrive
pena: punishment; pain, sadness; trouble; pity; embarrassment
pena ajena: synonym of vergüenza ajena
pena capital: death penalty, capital punishment
pena de la vida: life sentence
pena de muerte: death penalty
pena máxima: penalty, penalty kick
penacho: tuft (of feathers); feather headdress
penachudo: tufted, crested
penado: sluggish; burdensome
penado: delinquent; criminal
penal: penal
penal: a kind of prison; penalty
penalidad: hardship, difficulty, setback
penalista: expert in criminal law
penalizable: penalizable
penalización: penalty
penalizador: penalizing
penalizador: penalizer
penalizar: to penalize
penalmente: penally
penalti: penalty, penalty kick; shotgun wedding, a forced marriage that happens because the bride became pregnant
penalti a lo Panenka: Panenka
penar: to punish; to suffer
penates: Roman guardian deities of the household
penca: bad, lame, uncool
penca: main rib or vein of a leaf; fleshy stalk, leafstalk or leaf of certain plants, e.g., celery leafstalks or nopal leaves; penis; radish (large oblong variety); agave
pencazal: a lot
pencazo: hit (collision or other physical accident); bang, bash, punch; shots (instance of drinking alcohol); a heavy rain; a lot (of)
penco: nag (weak horse); numpty, buffoon; a lot of, a pile of; rabbit