Peluso

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proper noun

A surname.

OriginItalian Peluso ← Sicilian Pilusu →
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Meanings

proper nounPeluso (plural Pelusos)

plural Pelusos

  1. A surname.

Origin

  1. Sicilianpilusu“hairy”
  2. SicilianPilusu
  3. ItalianPeluso
  4. EnglishPeluso

Borrowed from Italian Peluso, Italianization of Sicilian Pilusu, from Sicilian pilusu (“hairy”), from pilu + -usu.

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APA

Peluso. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Peluso

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“Peluso.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Peluso. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Peluso,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Peluso.

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