Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pellicule

/ˈpɛlɪkjuːl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pel-licule
IPA
/ˈpɛlɪkjuːl/
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A thin diaphanous fabric.

noun

The skin of an onion or other plant.

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ˈpɛlɪkjuːl/

Inflected Forms

pellicules (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce pellicule?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpɛlɪkjuːl/.
What does pellicule mean?
A thin diaphanous fabric.
Where does pellicule come from?
It is traced to Latin.

How to pronounce pellicule

  1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “pellicule”.
  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/ˈpɛlɪkjuːl/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
  3. Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “pellicule”.
  4. Repeat and practice — Say “pellicule” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.