el pellejo
-the skin
See the entry for pellejo.

pellejo

el pellejo(
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A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
masculine noun
a. skin (of animal or human)
Más vale evitar comer el pellejo del pollo.It's better to avoid eating chicken skin.
b. hide (of animal)
El pellejo de los animales se utiliza para hacer ropa y calzado.Animal hide is used for making clothes and footwear.
a. piece of skin
Me arranqué un pellejo del dedo.I pulled a piece of skin off my finger.
b. hangnail (on fingernail)
No te muerdas los pellejos de las uñas; puedes provocar una infección.Don't bite your hangnails, you can cause an infection.
a. skin (of a fruit or vegetable)
Prefiero comer el durazno sin pellejo.I prefer to eat the peach without its skin.
a. wineskin
Antiguamente se guardaba el vino en grandes pellejos.In the old days, wine was kept in big wineskins.
5.
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning; metaphorical (e.g., carrot, bean).
(figurative)
(life)
a. skin
Se salvó el pellejo sin ayudar a nadie más.He saved his own skin without helping anyone else.
6.
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
(drunk man)
a. drunk
Nos topamos con un pellejo afuera del bar.We bumped into a drunk outside the bar.
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