cordonnier

French

Etymology

From Old French cordoan (“(leather) of Cordova”). See also cordwainer and cordovan, borrowed from Spanish Córdoba.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔʁ.dɔ.nje/

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Noun

cordonnier m (plural cordonniers)

1. shoemaker or cobbler

Derived terms

• les cordonniers sont toujours les plus mal chaussés

Further reading

• “cordonnier”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.