polvo

Spanish

noun
Definitions
  • dust fine, dry particles of matter found in the air and covering the surface of objects
  • powder, dust fine particles of a dry substance
  • (vulgar) fuck, screw sexual intercourse
  • (plurale tantum) see polvos

Etymology

Inherited from Latin *pulvus, pulvis (dust, powder) derived from Proto-Indo-European *pel- (dust, flour, fold, skin, hide, cover, wrap, cloth, gray, container, roam, drive, wander, beat, push, earn, chaff, shake, grey, sell, covering, swing, powder, light).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*pel-

Gloss

dust, flour, fold, skin, hide, cover, wrap, cloth, gray, container, roam, drive, wander, beat, push, earn, chaff, shake, grey, sell, covering, swing, powder, light

Concept
Semantic Field

The physical world

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

皮, 膚, 肌

Emoji

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