coriace
French edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Late Latin coriāceus (“leathery”), a derivative of corium (→ French cuir (“leather”)). Doublet of cuirasse.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
coriace (plural coriaces)
- tough, leathery
- (figuratively) tough, rugged
- 1997, “Demain, c’est loin”, in L'École du micro d'argent, performed by IAM:
- Le turf, l’arène, on a grandi avec les jeux / Gladiateur courageux, mais la vie est coriace, on lutte comme on peut
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “coriace”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.