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la peau
skin
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How do you say peau in French?
How do you pronounce peau in French?
peau is pronounced /la po/ in French.
Example sentences
La peau sensible de ma fille nécessite une crème hydratante spéciale.
My daughter's sensitive skin requires a special moisturizing cream.
Cette vieille peau a besoin d'être nourrie avec des produits naturels.
This old skin needs to be nourished with natural products.
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Why is it feminine?
Peau is feminine because it derives from Latin "pellis" (feminine), which followed the third declension pattern in Latin where many nouns ending in -is were feminine. The French word retained the feminine gender from its Latin ancestor, even though the -is ending was dropped during the language's evolution.
What is the French word for skin?
The French word for skin is la peau — feminine.
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