pelle

Italian (Fiorentino)

[ˈpɛlle], [ˈpelle]

noun
Definitions
  • skin
  • hide animal's skin
  • leather
  • life, existence

Etymology

Inherited from Latin pellis (skin, pelt, hide, animal skin, covering) derived from Proto-Indo-European *pel- (dust, flour, fold, skin, hide, cover, wrap, cloth, gray, container, roam, drive, wander, beat, push, earn, chaff, shake, grey, sell, covering, swing, powder, light).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*pel-

Gloss

dust, flour, fold, skin, hide, cover, wrap, cloth, gray, container, roam, drive, wander, beat, push, earn, chaff, shake, grey, sell, covering, swing, powder, light

Concept
Semantic Field

The physical world

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

皮, 膚, 肌

Emoji

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