Where does “peluche” come from?
peluche (Italian) comes from French peluche, from Old French peluchier, from Vulgar Latin *pilūc(i)cāre, from Latin pilāre, from Latin pila, from Latin pīlus, from Latin pīlum, from Proto-Italic pistlom — to grind, to crush.
peluche (Italian): soft toy, plush; plush
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