pellicule

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pellicula (“small skin or hide”), from pellis (“a skin”) +‎ -cula. Cognate with French pellicule, Spanish película.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈpɛlɪkjuːl/
  • (file)

Noun

pellicule (plural pellicules)

  1. A thin diaphanous fabric.
  2. The skin of an onion or other plant.

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pellicula (“small skin or hide”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɛ.li.kyl/, /pe.li.kyl/
  • (file)

Noun

pellicule f (plural pellicules)

  1. film, skin, thin layer
    une pellicule de neige ― a thin layer of snow
  2. dandruff

Further reading

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.