pelon
/pɪˈlɒn/noun
1Especially in Latin America: a hairless or almost hairless animal.
2Especially in Latin America: a person with a bald or shaved head.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in Scientific American. From Spanish pelón bald or hairless animal, person with a bald or shaved head, uses as noun of pelón (adjective).
- pooring
- poorish
- poorjack
- Poor John
- Poor Knights
- Poor Law
- poorless
- poorliness
- poor little guy
- poor little me
- poor little rich boy (or girl)
- poorly
- poorlyish
- poor man
- poor man's box
- poor man's digging
- poor man's diggings
- poor man's mustard
- poor man's orchid
- poor man's pepper
- poor man's salve
- poor man's sauce
- poor man's treacle
- poor man's weather glass
- poormaster