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/pjel/

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Translation

skin, leather

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Word origin

From Latin pellis ('skin, hide'). The same root gives English pelt and pellicle.

Origin
Latin
Root
pellis
English cognates
pelt, pellicle

Grammar

Genderfeminine
Pluralpieles

Examples

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She has very soft, white skin.

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He gave me a leather handbag.

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Use sun cream to protect your skin.

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The cold left her skin very dry.

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Leather shoes last many years if you look after them.

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This word is taught in chapter 13, lesson 1: piel, utilizar, estudiante and 7 more words.