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pele.

skin (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal)

4 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈpɛ.li/Brazil/ˈpɛ.lɨ/Portugal

  1. skin (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal)

    feminine

  2. skin (outer protective layer of fruit)

    feminine

  3. fur

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese pele, from Latin pellem, from Proto-Indo-European *pel- (“to cover, wrap; skin, hide; cloth”).

verb/ˈpɛ.li/Brazil/ˈpɛ.lɨ/Portugal

  1. inflection of pelar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive

    first-person · form-of · present · singular · subjunctive · third-person

  2. inflection of pelar: third-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · singular · third-person
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