cordovan
pronunciation
How to pronounce cordovan in British English:
UK ['kɔːdəv(ə)n]
How to pronounce cordovan in American English:
US [ 'kɔrdəvən]
-
- Noun:
- a fine leather originally made in Cordoba, Spain
Word Origin
- cordovan (n.)
- 1590s, "fine Spanish leather," from adjective Cordovan, from Spanish cordovan (modern cordoban), from cordovano (adj.) "of Cordova," the Spanish city, former capital of Moorish Spain; a later adoption of the same word that became cordwain (see cordwainer). The city name is from Phoenician qorteb "oil press."
Example
- 1. I 've got cordovan . Who 's it for ?
- 2. Modus furniture newport california king size platform bed , cordovan .