peau

Is peau masculine or feminine?

lapeauexception
/la po/feminineskin of a person or animal

The rule behind it

Nouns ending in -eau are usually masculine, but la peau is feminine.
Peau is one of the rare exceptions: learn it as it is.
93.1% of -eau nouns are masculine
Fellow exceptions

Like peau, these end in -eau but are feminine.

l'eau

In context

  • Sa peau est aussi blanche que la neige.

    Her skin is as white as snow.

  • La peau des animaux est couverte de poils.

    The skin of animals is covered with hair.

  • Il a glissé sur une peau de banane.

    He slipped on a banana peel.

À toi de jouer

Un autre mot ?

POPULAR
le ou latablele ou lavoiturele ou lachocolatle ou laeaule ou lafromagele ou lafleurle ou lalivrele ou lajardin
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