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cordovan en · ADJ · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /ˈkɔːɹ.də.vən/ (General-American)
  • /ˈkɔː.də.vən/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Etymology tree Spanish Córdobabor. English Cordova Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English cordovan From Cordova (“Córdoba, a city in Spain”) + -an.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Originating in or pertaining to Córdoba.

cordovan en · ADJ · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • /ˈkɔːɹ.də.vən/ (General-American)
  • /ˈkɔː.də.vən/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish cordován (now cordobán). Doublet of cordwain.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Made out of such leather.
  2. (not-comparable) A dark brownish-red colour, resembling the leather.

Synonyms

oxblood

cordovan en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • /ˈkɔːɹ.də.vən/ (General-American)
  • /ˈkɔː.də.vən/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish cordován (now cordobán). Doublet of cordwain.

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) A kind of leather from Córdoba, originally of tanned goatskin, later of horsehide.
  2. (countable, uncountable) A shoe made from such leather.

Forms

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Synonyms

cordwain

Translations (8)

fr cordovan (kind of leather from Córdoba) · ar قرطبي (kind of leather from Córdoba) · it cordovan (kind of leather from Córdoba) · es cordobán (kind of leather from Córdoba) · ru кордован (kind of leather from Córdoba) · ja コードバン (kind of leather from Córdoba) · pl kurdyban (kind of leather from Córdoba) · pt cordovão (kind of leather from Córdoba)