"peau" meaning in French

See peau in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /po/ Audio: Fr-peau.ogg [France, Paris], Fr-BE-la peau.ogg [Belgium] Forms: peaux [plural]
Rhymes: -o Etymology: Inherited from Middle French peau, from Old French pel, from Latin pellem, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pel- (“to cover, wrap; skin, hide; cloth”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|peau|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French peau, {{inh+|fr|frm|peau}} Inherited from Middle French peau, {{inh|fr|fro|pel}} Old French pel, {{inh|fr|la|pellis|pellem}} Latin pellem, {{der|fr|ine-pro|*pel-|t=to cover, wrap; skin, hide; cloth}} Proto-Indo-European *pel- (“to cover, wrap; skin, hide; cloth”) Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} peau f (plural peaux)
  1. skin of a person or animal Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Anatomy Synonyms: épiderme
    Sense id: en-peau-fr-noun-SP06EFNs Disambiguation of Anatomy: 23 23 28 26 Categories (other): French nouns with irregular gender Disambiguation of French nouns with irregular gender: 29 16 21 34
  2. hide, fur Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Anatomy
    Sense id: en-peau-fr-noun-EX-2lEl~ Disambiguation of Anatomy: 23 23 28 26 Categories (other): French nouns with irregular gender Disambiguation of French nouns with irregular gender: 29 16 21 34
  3. skin (protective outer layer of a plant or fruit) Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Anatomy
    Sense id: en-peau-fr-noun-bq3-fs4U Disambiguation of Anatomy: 23 23 28 26 Categories (other): French nouns with irregular gender Disambiguation of French nouns with irregular gender: 29 16 21 34
  4. pellicule formed on top of certain prepared foods Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Anatomy
    Sense id: en-peau-fr-noun-IAX35eIf Disambiguation of Anatomy: 23 23 28 26 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French nouns with irregular gender Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 12 3 16 70 Disambiguation of French nouns with irregular gender: 29 16 21 34
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Inflected forms

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      "word": "il ne faut pas vendre la peau de l’ours avant de l’avoir tué"
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      "word": "ne pas donner cher de la peau de"
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