Definitions for peles

peles pele

Spelling: [peel]
IPA: /pil/

Peles is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 6 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 8 points.

You can make 49 anagrams from letters in peles (eelps).

Definitions for peles

noun

  1. peel3 .
  2. (Edson Arantes do Nascimento) born 1940, Brazilian soccer player.
  3. a small fortified tower for residence or for use during an attack, common in the border counties of England and Scotland in the 16th century.

Origin of peles

1250-1300; Middle English pele fortress Anglo-French pel stockade, Middle French pel stake Latin pālus stake. See pale2

Examples for peles

The light is now strong in the valley; but we are in the shadow of pele.

Laka seems to have been a friend, but not a relative, of the numerous pele family.

This is called by the natives pele's hair, after the name of their goddess.

pele, by the way, is often given credit for coining the phrase O Jogo Bonito—the Beautiful Game.

Each throws in a garland of flowers as an offering to the goddess pele.

The goddess pele has resigned the foreigner in discouragement.

She turned to her followers, and said: 'I do not believe in pele!

Although pele is the most terrible of deities, she can be kind.

They wear their girdles of cloud, though pele is naked to-day.

For an account of the first hula we may look to the story of pele.

Word Value for peles
Scrable

6

Words with friends

8

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