Meanings
nounperlèche (uncountable)
alternative perleche
- uncountableangular cheilitis: inflammation of one or both of the corners of the mouth
Origin
- Frenchperlèche“angular cheilitis”
- Englishperlèche
From French perlèche (“angular cheilitis”).
More words from French
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 口角炎
- 口角炎 (kǒujiǎoyán)angular cheilitis
French perlèche
- perlècheangular cheilitis
German Mundwinkelrhagade
- Mundwinkelrhagadeangular cheilitis
Italian cheilite angolare
- cheilite angolareangular cheilitis
Japanese 口角炎
- 口角炎 (kōkakuen)angular cheilitis
Portuguese quelite angular
- quelite angularangular cheilitis
Spanish queilitis angular
- queilitis angularangular cheilitis
Cite this entry
APA
perlèche. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perl%C3%A8che
MLA
“perlèche.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perl%C3%A8che. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “perlèche,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perl%C3%A8che.
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