This is the 6469th most frequent Catalan word.
pelo
In Catalan, "pelo" is not a word; you might mean "pèl," which means "hair" in English.
The word 'cabell' translates to hair, which is organized as 'pelo' in Spanish, showcasing its descriptive capacity.
Ell té un cabell llarg i brillant.
He has long and shiny hair.
The colloquial idiomatic expression employs 'pèls' to imply being frank or straightforward.
Va dir això sense tindre pèls a la llengua.
He said that without beating around the bush (literally: without having hairs on the tongue).
Here, 'pèls' refers to individual hairs, in this case, from a cat, highlighting their tangible quality.