pelleja

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/ [peˈʝe.xa]
IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /peˈʎexa/ [peˈʎe.xa]
IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /peˈʃexa/ [peˈʃe.xa]
IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /peˈʒexa/ [peˈʒe.xa]

Rhymes: -exa
Syllabification: pe‧lle‧ja

Noun

pelleja f (plural pellejas)

animal skin, hide
Synonyms: cuero, piel
pelt
Synonym: piel

Derived terms

pellejo

Related terms

Further reading

“pelleja”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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