pelleja

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Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /peˈʝexa/
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Philippines) /peˈʎexa/
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /peˈʃexa/
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /peˈʒexa/

  • Rhymes: -exa
  • Syllabification: pe‧lle‧ja

Noun

pelleja f (plural pellejas)

  1. animal skin, hide
    Synonyms: cuero, piel
  2. pelt
    Synonym: piel

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