pellejo

Chavacano

Etymology

From Spanish pellejo.

Noun

pellejo

skin (of humans, animals and fruits)

Spanish

Etymology

From pelleja.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /peˈʝexo/ [peˈʝe.xo]
IPA^(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /peˈʎexo/ [peˈʎe.xo]
IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /peˈʃexo/ [peˈʃe.xo]
IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /peˈʒexo/ [peˈʒe.xo]

Rhymes: -exo
Syllabification: pe‧lle‧jo

Noun

pellejo m (plural pellejos)

Related terms

Further reading

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

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