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pellicule

/ˈpɛlɪkjuːl/

pellicule noun: a thin diaphanous fabric.

Noun

pellicule (plural pellicules)

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

Forms of pellicule

pluralpellicules

Origin of pellicule

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

Questions about pellicule

What does pellicule mean?
Pellicule means a thin diaphanous fabric.
What part of speech is pellicule?
Pellicule is a noun.
How do you pronounce pellicule?
Pellicule is pronounced /ˈpɛlɪkjuːl/ (UK).
What is the plural of pellicule?
The plural of pellicule is pellicules.

Words near pellicule in the dictionary

  1. pellicles
  2. pellicula
  3. pelliculae
  4. pellicular
  5. pelliculate
  6. pellicule
  7. pellicules
  8. pelling
  9. Pellings
  10. Pellissier
  11. pellistor

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