How do you say “hairy” in Provençal?
In Provençal you say barbeno, barbihoun, cabelu, pelous, pelu, velous. All forms are given in Mistralian spelling, as attested in our sources.
| Provençal equivalents | barbeno, barbihoun, cabelu, pelous, pelu, velous |
Details of the Provençal equivalents
barbeno
| Grammatical category | Noun (f.) |
| English translation | beard; hairy; rootlet or radicle |
barbihoun
| Grammatical category | Noun |
| English translation | goatee; barbel; hairy |
cabelu
| Grammatical category | Adjective |
| English translation | hairy |
| Feminine | cabeludo |
| Variants | cabeludo |
pelous
| Grammatical category | Adjective |
| English translation | husk (of chestnuts), hairy; hairy; bristly; furry; hispid; mouse-ear hawkweed |
| Feminine | pelouso |
| Variants | pelouso |
pelu
| Grammatical category | Noun (m.) |
| English translation | hairy |
velous
| Grammatical category | Adjective |
| English translation | hairy |