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/

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Noun

pellicule (plural pellicules)

1. A thin diaphanous fabric.
2. 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)

1. film, skin, thin layer

   une pellicule de neige ― a thin layer of snow

2. dandruff

Further reading

• “pellicule”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.