cordovan
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See also: Cordovan
English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkɔː.də.vən/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkɔːɹ.də.vən/
- Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)dəvən
- Hyphenation: cor‧do‧van
Etymology 1
From Cordova (“Córdoba, a city in Spain”) + -an.
Adjective
cordovan (not comparable)
- Originating in or pertaining to Córdoba.
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Spanish cordován (now cordobán). Doublet of cordwain.
Noun
cordovan (countable and uncountable, plural cordovans)
- A kind of leather from Córdoba, originally of tanned goatskin, later of horsehide.
- Synonym: cordwain
- A shoe made from such leather.
Translations
kind of leather from Córdoba
Adjective
cordovan (not comparable)
- Made out of such leather.
- A dark brownish-red colour, resembling the leather.
- Synonym: oxblood
- cordovan:
Further reading
- “cordovan”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- “cordovan”, in OED Online
, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
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 | |||