Portuguese

Noun

película f (plural películas)

1. film (thin layer of some substance)

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pellicula from pellis ‎(“skin”). Compare the inherited doublet pelleja. See also English pellicle.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pe.ˈli.ku.la/

Noun

película f ‎(plural películas)

1. film (layer)
2. movie
3. story (invented story, especially one as an excuse)

Derived terms

• de película

Related terms

• peli
• peliculero