French Conversation · Level 10
88 words
French word
pulpe
Pronunciation
IPA/pylp/
Meaning
- feminine nounpulp
Example
Je mange la pulpe d'une orange.
I eat the pulp of an orange.
More examples
Je préfère le jus d'orange sans pulpe.
I prefer orange juice without pulp.
Core concept
A tender interior surrounded by tougher layers, such as fruit flesh or the tissue inside a tooth.
Common phrases
la pulpe d'orange
orange pulp
le jus d'orange avec pulpe
orange juice with pulp
la pulpe de fruit
fruit pulp
Similar words
chair: The soft part of a fruit that can be eaten.
jus: A liquid extracted from fruit or vegetables.
peau: A fruit's thin outer covering.
pépin: A small, hard seed inside a fruit.
Definition in French
La pulpe est la substance molle et souvent juteuse qui constitue la chair d'un fruit, et par extension elle désigne la partie molle interne de certains tissus, comme la pulpe dentaire.
Word origin
French pulpe is a learned borrowing from Latin pulpa, a word for flesh or soft tissue.
Usage tips
- The final consonant in pulpe is pronounced, while the final e is silent: pulpe sounds like /pylp/.
Other meanings
- dental pulpnoun
Opposites
- peaupeelnoun