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10 Language-to-English Dictionariespeloso
Pronunciation / Transliteration: peˈloːzo
"Mostrava un petto peloso."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Having a significant amount of hair on the chest, typically used to describe a man.
"He walked along the beach proudly displaying his hairy-chested physique." - 2
Characterized by bold, aggressive, or unyielding toughness and machismo, often applied to policies, styles, or institutions.
"The corporation adopted a hairy-chested approach to dominate the competitive market."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Formed in English as a compound adjective from the noun 'hair' (derived from Old English 'hǣr') combined with the suffix '-ed' attached to 'chest' (from Old English 'cēst'). First appearing in the mid-19th century, the term initially described a physical attribute before evolving figurative applications in political and cultural contexts to denote toughness or aggressive masculinity.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Hairy-chested" is said worldwide
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poilu
Transliteration: pwa-lyu
"Il a un torse poilu."
behaart
Transliteration: bəˈhaːɐ̯t
"Er ist stolz auf seine behaarte Brust."
peloso
Transliteration: peˈloːzo
"Mostrava un petto peloso."
peludo
Transliteration: peˈluðo
"Llevaba el pecho peludo al aire."
peludo
Transliteration: peˈluðu
"Ele exibia o peito peludo."
बालों वाली छाती का
Transliteration: baalon wali chhati ka
"वह अपनी छाती के बालों को लेकर आत्मविश्वासी था।"
胸毛发达的
Transliteration: xiōngmáo fādá de
"他是一个胸毛发达的男子汉。"
가슴에 털이 덥룩한
Transliteration: gaseume teori deomrukan
"그는 가슴에 털이 덥룩한 남자의 상징이었다."
胸毛の濃い
Transliteration: humage no koi
"彼は胸毛の濃い体格をしている。"
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