piel

See also: Piel

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch piemel.

Pronunciation

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Noun

piel (plural piele, diminutive pieletjie)

1. (informal) penis, dick, cock

Aragonese

Etymology

Inherited from Latin pellem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpjel/
• Syllabification: piel
• Rhymes: -el

Noun

piel f (plural piele)

1. skin

References

• Bal Palazios, Santiago (2002), “piel”, in Dizionario breu de a luenga aragonesa, Zaragoza, →ISBN

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin pellis, pellem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpjel/ [ˈpjel]
• Rhymes: -el
• Syllabification: piel

Noun

piel f (plural pieles)

1. (anatomy) skin (of a human)

   Synonym: pelleyu

Further reading

• “piel”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1st edition, Academy of the Asturian Language [Asturian: Academia de la Llingua Asturiana], 2000, →ISBN
• Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “piel”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN

Central Franconian

Etymology

From Old High German *pīl, northern variant of pfīl (“arrow”), from Latin pīlum. As a noun, the word has been lost in the dialects and has been reintroduced as Feil from cognate German Pfeil.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /piːl/

Adverb

piel

1. (Ripuarian) straight up; steeply

   Hä schmieß der Ball piel en de Loff.

   He throws the ball straight up in the air.

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pil/

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Etymology 1

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Noun

piel m (plural pielen, diminutive pieltje n)

1. (regional) duckling

Etymology 2

Variant of pijl.

Noun

piel m (plural pielen, diminutive pieltje n or pieletje n)

1. (Netherlands, informal) penis

Derived terms

• pieleman
• pielemuis

Friulian

Etymology

From Latin pellis, pellem.

Noun

piel f (plural piels)

1. skin

Leonese

Etymology

Inherited from Latin pellem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpjel/, [ˈpjel]
• Rhymes: -el
• Hyphenation: piel

Noun

piel f (plural pieles)

1. skin

References

• “piel”, in Diccionario Castellano-Leonés / Leonés-Castellano [Spanish-Leonese / Leonese-Spanish Dictionary] (in Spanish), La Asociación L'Alderique, 2012–2026
• “piel”, in Pallabreiru Llïonés [Leonese Dictionary] (in Spanish), 2026

Old Spanish

Alternative forms

• pielle

Etymology

Inherited from Latin pellis, pellem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pjel/

Noun

piel f (plural pieles)

1. skin

Descendants

• Spanish: piel

Further reading

• “piel”, in Diccionario del español medieval electrónico [Electronic Dictionary of Medieval Spanish] (in Spanish, English, and German), Rostock University and Paderborn University, 2022–present

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpjɛl/
• Rhymes: -ɛl
• Syllabification: piel

Verb

piel

1. second-person singular imperative of pleć
2. second-person singular imperative of pielić

Further reading

• “piel”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[1] (in Polish)

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *pel-

Proto-Indo-European *pelnis

Proto-Italic *pelnis

Latin pellis

Old Spanish piel

Spanish piel

Inherited from Old Spanish piel, pielle, from Latin pellis, pellem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpjel/ [ˈpjel]

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• Rhymes: -el
• Syllabification: piel

Noun

piel f (plural pieles)

1. skin
2. pelt

   Synonyms: pelo, pelaje

Derived terms

• a flor de piel
• lobo con piel de cordero
• no vendas la piel del oso antes de cazarlo
• piel de foca
• piel de gallina
• piel de sapo
• piel fina
• piel roja
• pielero

Related terms

• peletero
• película
• pelleja
• pellejo
• pelliza
• pellizco

Further reading

• “piel”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025