la
feminine
/pjel/
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Translation
skin, leather
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
suave .
She has very soft, white skin.
.
He gave me a leather handbag.
crema solar .
Use sun cream to protect your skin.
.
The cold left her skin very dry.
duran muchos .
Leather shoes last many years if you look after them.
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