pelleja

Spanish

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *pellicla, from Latin pellicula, diminutive of pellis (“pelt, hide”). Compare the borrowed doublet película.

Pronunciation

(Castilian) IPA^(key): /peˈʎexa/

(Latin America) IPA^(key): /peˈɟ͡ʝexa/, [peˈʝexa]

Noun

pelleja f (plural pellejas)

animal skin, hide
pelt

Synonyms

(animal skin, hide): cuero, piel
(pelt): piel

Derived terms

pellejo

Related terms

Further reading

“pelleja” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

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