cordovan

See also: Cordovan

English

Etymology

From Cordova (“Córdoba, a city in Spain”) +‎ -an. Doublet of cordwain. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “from Spanish cordován?”)

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkɔːdəvən/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈkɔːɹdəvən/

Noun

cordovan (countable and uncountable, plural cordovans)

  1. A leather from Córdoba originally of tanned goatskin later of horsehide.
  2. A shoe made from cordovan leather.

Adjective

cordovan

  1. Oxblood (dark brownish red color).

Synonyms

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian cordovano.

Noun

cordovan n (plural cordovane)

  1. (dated) cordovan (leather)

Declension
Declension of cordovan
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) cordovan cordovanul (niște) cordovane cordovanele
genitive/dative (unui) cordovan cordovanului (unor) cordovane cordovanelor
vocative cordovanule cordovanelor
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