Added 9 October 2026

flesh

/flɛʃ/ noun

In Latin: carō Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about flesh at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

The soft tissue of the body of a vertebrate: mainly muscle tissue and fat.
Alternative names for the body of a human being.
Leonardo studied the human body
A soft moist part of a fruit.

verb

Remove adhering flesh from (hides) when preparing leather manufacture.

Origin

From Middle English flesh, flesch, flæsch, from Old English flǣsċ, from Proto-West Germanic *flaiski, from Proto-Germanic *flaiski, from Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁ḱ- (“to tear, peel off”).

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flesh

noun ! Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about flesh at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

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noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about flesh at Wordnik → Where our words come from →