pellicule

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pellicula (“small skin or hide”), from pellis (“a skin”) +‎ -cula. Cognate with French pellicule, Spanish película.

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈpɛlɪkjuːl/

Noun

pellicule (plural pellicules)

A thin diaphanous fabric.
The skin of an onion or other plant.

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pellicula (“small skin or hide”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pɛ.li.kyl/, /pe.li.kyl/
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Noun

pellicule f (plural pellicules)

film, skin, thin layer
une pellicule de neige — a thin layer of snow

Further reading

“pellicule” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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