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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