🇪🇸Spanish Source WordCode: ES

película

Pronunciation / Transliteration: peˈlikula

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Pellicle/ˈpɛlɪkəl/
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🇪🇸 Example Sentence in Spanish:

"Se formó una película en la superficie del caldo."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A thin skin or film, especially one that forms on the surface of a liquid.

    "A pellicle formed on the surface of the broth as it cooled."
  2. 2

    A thin layer of tissue or membrane.

    "The pellicle of the bacteria was observed under the microscope."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'pellicle' originates from the Latin word 'pellicula', which is a diminutive form of 'pella', meaning 'skin' or 'hide'. It has evolved through Middle English, maintaining its reference to a thin skin or film, often used in biological contexts.

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