cabellera

Definitions of cabellera
  1. noun
    a covering or bunch of human or artificial hair used for disguise or adornment
    synonyms: añadido, postizo
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    types:
    postizo, trenza postiza
    hairpiece consisting of a tress of false hair; used by women to give shape to a coiffure
    bisoñé, peluquín
    a small hairpiece to cover partial baldness
    peluca
    hairpiece covering the head and made of real or synthetic hair
    type of:
    atuendo, traje, veste, vestido
    clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion
  2. noun
    growth of hair covering the scalp of a human being
    synonyms: cabello, crespo, mata de pelo
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    type of:
    pelo
    a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
  3. noun
    a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair
    synonyms: mechón, melena, trenza, trenzado
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    types:
    cola
    a braid of hair at the back of the head
    coleta, lina, trenza
    a plait of braided hair
    type of:
    peinado, recogida, recogido, tocado
    the arrangement of the hair (especially a woman's hair)
  4. noun
    the skin that covers the top of the head
    synonyms: cuero cabelludo, trofeo
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    type of:
    piel, tegumento
    a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch
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