pellejo

/peˈʝexo/

el noun C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
pellejos

Meaning

  1. hide, skin

    • Salvó el pellejo.

      He saved his skin.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

piel

pellejo is more colloquial or rough, like an animal hide; piel is more neutral — both mean "skin."

Practice

1 What does pellejo mean?

2 Fill the gap: Salvó el ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches pellejo?

noun

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