pelleja

Spanish

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *pellicla, from Latin pellicula, diminutive of pellis (“pelt, hide”). Compare the borrowed doublet película.

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /peˈʝexa/ [peˈʝe.xa]

• IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /peˈʝexa/ [peˈʝe.xa]
• IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Philippines) /peˈʎexa/ [peˈʎe.xa]
• IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /peˈʃexa/ [peˈʃe.xa]
• IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /peˈʒexa/ [peˈʒe.xa]

Noun

pelleja f (plural pellejas)

1. animal skin, hide
2. pelt

Synonyms

• (animal skin, hide): cuero, piel
• (pelt): piel

Derived terms

• pellejo

Related terms

• película
• piel

Further reading

• Template:R:DRAE 2001