cordovan
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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
Noun
cordovan (countable and uncountable, plural cordovans)
- A leather from Córdoba originally of tanned goatskin later of horsehide.
- A shoe made from cordovan leather.
Adjective
cordovan
- Oxblood (dark brownish red color).
Synonyms
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian cordovano.
Noun
cordovan n (plural cordovane)
Declension
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | ||
| nominative-accusative | cordovan | cordovanul | cordovane | cordovanele | |
| genitive-dative | cordovan | cordovanului | cordovane | cordovanelor | |
| vocative | cordovanule | cordovanelor | |||