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

• cordwain

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