pele

Meaning

Noun

1. (feminine) skin (outer protective layer of the body of a person or animal)
2. (feminine) skin (outer protective layer of fruit)
3. (feminine) fur

Verb

1. (first-person, form-of, present, singular, subjunctive, third-person) inflection of pelar:
2. (form-of, imperative, singular, third-person) inflection of pelar:

pelar

to depilate (remove hair)

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Concepts

skin

hide

fur

pelt

peel

leather

tegument

shell

🐚

fort

photosensitization

rind

animal epidermis

vegetable skin

bark

human skin

callus

complexion

crust

cutis

dermis

fell

flesh

🥩

Synonyms

couro

casca

cútis

crosta

fotossensibilização

à luz

Pele

epiderme animal

peles

Couros

tez

calo

derme

Translations

peau

piel

huid

Haut

pelle

pell

vel

δέρμα

pellis

جلد

fourrure

pîst

cuir

pels

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpɛ.li/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: pellis

In summary

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

Sentences

Não venda a pele até que o urso na toca durma .

Do not sell the fur until the bear in the den has fallen asleep.