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capello

hair

noun kah-PEHL-loh Less Common

Origin: from Latin 'capillus', hair of the head

Usage Note

Capello is a single hair of the head; you almost always use the plural capelli for 'hair' as a whole. Don't confuse it with cappello ('hat'), which has a doubled -pp-. It anchors idioms like un capello ('the tiniest bit').

Examples

"Ha i capelli lunghi e neri."

Natural Translation

She has long black hair.

Literal Translation

She-has the hairs long and black.

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