English–Spanish

“hair” in Spanish

Spanish

Alsocabello · capilar · cabellera

Pronunciation

IPA/ˈpelo/

Example

Voy a lavarme el pelo ahora.

I'm going to wash my hair now.

Illustration for pelo (hair)

How to say “hair” in Spanish

“Hair” in Spanish is pelo.

Collective hair on the head or the fine hair covering the body.

Full entry for pelo: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with pelo

Voy a secarme el pelo después de la ducha.

I'm going to dry my hair after the shower.

Tips for using pelo

  • Spanish normally expresses hair qualities with tener el pelo + adjective rather than using ser + adjective.

Other Spanish words for “hair”

Me lavo el cabello después de nadar.

I wash my hair after swimming.

Voy al salón para un tratamiento capilar.

I am going to the salon for a hair treatment.

Tiene una cabellera muy larga.

She has very long hair.

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