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il pelo

body hair, fur, coat, a hair’s breadth, a tiny bit

ˈp e . l o
pel peel (skin) + o 1st-person singular present
noun · masculine Rare #39,243
body hair, fur, coat For hair on the body or an animal’s coat; head hair is usually capelli.
IT: Il gatto ha il pelo morbido.
EN: The cat has soft fur.
a hair’s breadth, a tiny bit Often used figuratively in expressions such as “mancare un pelo” (“to come very close”).
IT: C'è mancato un pelo.
EN: It was a very close call.
Declension of pelo
pelipelo

Mennad trovò un pelo nel suo pane.

Mennad found a hair in his bread.

I gatti hanno un bel pelo morbido.

Cats have beautiful, soft fur.

Avevi quel bel pelo bianco!

You had that beautiful white fur!

— Hong Kong Express (1994)

C'è mancato un pelo.

That was a close one.

— Train to Busan (2016)

Sounds similar to

glielo ˌʎ e . l o peso ˈp e . z o palo ˈp a . l o velo ˈv e . l o