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Catalan
Etymology
Inherited from Latin pilus, from Proto-Indo-European *pil-.
Pronunciation
Noun
pèl m (plural pèls)
- hair
- (figurative) bit, dash (small amount)
- Li falta un pèl de sal, a la truita. ― The omelet lacks a bit of salt.
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Occitan
Etymology
From Old Occitan, from Latin pellis, pellem.
Pronunciation
Noun
pèl f (plural pèls)
- (Languedoc) skin
References
- Joan de Cantalausa (2006) Diccionari general occitan a partir dels parlars lengadocians, 2 edition, →ISBN, page 728.
- Müller, Daniela. 2011. Developments of the lateral in Occitan dialects and their Romance and cross-linguistic context. Ph.D. Dissertation. University of Toulouse.
- ^ Müller 2011: 43. Likewise for the other pronunciation.