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/peˈʎexo/ ES
/peˈʝexo/ MX
Translation
skin, hide
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Word origin
From Latin pelliculum, a diminutive of pellis ('skin, hide'). The same pellis gives English 'pelt' and 'pellicle'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- pelliculum
- English cognates
- pelt, pellicle
Grammar
Examples
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The rabbit's hide is used to make gloves.
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The butcher removed the skin before cutting the meat.
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They kept the wine in a goatskin.
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Why did you leave the chicken skin on the plate?
, grueso.
In the cold, the animal's hide becomes thicker.
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