Polyglot Dictionary

piel

/pjel/

la noun A2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
las pieles

Meaning

  1. skin

    • Tengo la piel sensible.

      I have sensitive skin.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

pellejo

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

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

cútis

cútis is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "skin."

Portuguese

pele

pele is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "skin."

Practice

1 What does piel mean?

2 Fill the gap: Tengo la ___ sensible.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches piel?

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