Meaning
skin
- leather
- hide
In a sentence
Ho la pelle molto secca in inverno.
My skin gets very dry in winter.
Questa giacca è di vera pelle?
Is this jacket real leather?
Questa giacca è di pelle nera.
This jacket is made of black leather.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| pelle | feminine · singular |
| pelli | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- For human skin, use pelle, not cuoio or pelle animale. For fur-bearing animals, Italians often specify pelliccia instead.
- In clothing, in pelle means leather material: giacca in pelle. Don't use di pelle for this meaning.
- Pelle is feminine singular: la pelle, della pelle. In idioms, it often means personal safety or survival, not literal skin.