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Pelosi

/pəˈloʊsi/

Pelosi proper noun: a surname from Italian.

Proper noun

Pelosi (plural Pelosis)

  1. A surname from Italian.
    • Nancy Pelosi used some colorful language to cajole her fellow House Democrats into accepting the compromise budget deal. As first reported by Politico, she told them to "embrace the suck."2013 December 13, Ben Zimmer, “Nancy Pelosi Told House Democrats to "Embrace the Suck." Where Did That Phrase Come From?”, in Slate
    • Representative Nancy Pelosi, our California congresswoman, has affirmed that the United States stands “unwaveringly” by Israel as it conducts its defense[…]2023 October 18, “We’re anti-Zionist Jews and we see genocide unfolding in Gaza”, in The Guardian, →ISSN

Forms of Pelosi

pluralPelosis

Origin of Pelosi

Borrowed from Italian Pelosi, from peloso (“hairy”), from Latin pilōsus.

Words formed from Pelosi

Questions about Pelosi

What does Pelosi mean?
Pelosi means a surname from Italian.
What part of speech is Pelosi?
Pelosi is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Pelosi?
Pelosi is pronounced /pəˈloʊsi/.

Words near Pelosi in the dictionary

  1. pelorus
  2. peloruses
  3. peloruside
  4. pelorusides
  5. pelory
  6. Pelosi
  7. Pelosian
  8. Pelosis
  9. pelosity
  10. Peloso
  11. Pelosos

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