piel de gallina

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Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Literally, chicken skin.

Noun[edit]

piel de gallina f (uncountable)

  1. (idiomatic) goose bumps; raised skin, usually on the neck or arms caused by cold or fear
    • 1997 "Aún hoy, después de tanto tiempo, cuando veo esa cinta se me pone la piel de gallina." — María Celeste Arrarás, El Secreto de Selena, p.25 (Even now, after so much time, when I watch this film it gives me goose bumps.)

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