pelica
Portuguese, noun/peˈli.kɐ/
pelica is spelled P-E-L-I-C-A (6 letters) and appears about once in every 12 million words in written Portuguese, the 105,827th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pelica is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “kidskin (hide or leather of a young goat)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “pele fina”.
What does pelica mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininekidskin (hide or leather of a young goat)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. pele fina 2. pele curtida de ovelha ou carneiro, que conserva a lã 3. pele de uma fruta
noun: 1. vestimenta feita de peles
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of pelica
- pelicas plural
- pellica alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce pelica?
- Brazil /peˈli.kɐ/
- Portugal /pɨˈli.kɐ/
- Portugal /pɨ.ˈli.kɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to pelica
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is pelica in Portuguese?
pelica appears about once in every 12 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).