Peludo y Pelado

Question

Here in Mexico (Baja) one means naked or bald and the other hairy.

Peludo means hairy. I guess it is derived from pelo.

Pelado means naked or bald. I guess it is derived from the verb pelar = to peel or shave.

I just like the contrast of two very similar words for opposite things.

Answer 1

Hola, Gringo:

Pelado also means:

1. Someone poor or without money:

Estoy pelado y no tengo dinero para pagar la renta.

I am broke, and I have no money to pay the rent.

1. In Mexico, someone from the lower social clases and low culture:

No seas pelado y no digas palabrotas que no estás en la pulquería.

Do not be rude and do not say bad words, because you're not in the bar.

Thanks for the addition. Mexican Spanish is very colorful. - gringojrf, Oct 7, 2015