coraza

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin coriācea (vestis) (literally “leather clothing”)), from coriāceus (“of leather”), from Latin corium (“leather”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /koˈɾaθa/ [koˈɾa.θa]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /koˈɾasa/ [koˈɾa.sa]
• (Spain) Rhymes: -aθa
• (Latin America) Rhymes: -asa
• Syllabification: co‧ra‧za

Noun

coraza f (plural corazas)

1. cuirass
2. poitrel
3. (figurative) security blanket

Derived terms

• acorazar

 

Related terms

• coriáceo

 

Descendants

• → Hopi: kolaasa

Further reading

• “coraza”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014