"cordovan" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈkɔː.də.vən/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈkɔːɹ.də.vən/ [General-American]
Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)dəvən Etymology: From Cordova (“Córdoba, a city in Spain”) + -an. Etymology templates: {{af|en|Cordova<t:Córdoba, a city in Spain>|-an}} Cordova (“Córdoba, a city in Spain”) + -an Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} cordovan (not comparable)
  1. Originating in or pertaining to Córdoba. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-cordovan-en-adj-neQpbK9s Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -an
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Adjective

IPA: /ˈkɔː.də.vən/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈkɔːɹ.də.vən/ [General-American]
Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)dəvən Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish cordován (now cordobán). Doublet of cordwain. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|es|cordován}} Borrowed from Spanish cordován, {{doublet|en|cordwain}} Doublet of cordwain Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} cordovan (not comparable)
  1. Made out of such leather. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-cordovan-en-adj-VQ9HMFYm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Hides Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 53 1 24 4 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 16 55 3 21 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 17 55 2 22 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 56 1 23 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 16 47 7 21 9 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 15 56 3 18 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 16 47 7 21 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 16 47 7 21 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 16 47 7 21 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 15 56 4 20 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 16 56 2 20 5 Disambiguation of Hides: 12 44 8 22 15
  2. A dark brownish-red colour, resembling the leather. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: oxblood
    Sense id: en-cordovan-en-adj-zBQV~hwW
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /ˈkɔː.də.vən/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈkɔːɹ.də.vən/ [General-American] Forms: cordovans [plural]
Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)dəvən Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish cordován (now cordobán). Doublet of cordwain. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|es|cordován}} Borrowed from Spanish cordován, {{doublet|en|cordwain}} Doublet of cordwain Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} cordovan (countable and uncountable, plural cordovans)
  1. A kind of leather from Córdoba, originally of tanned goatskin, later of horsehide. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: cordwain Translations (kind of leather from Córdoba): قرطبي (Arabic), cordovan [masculine] (French), cordovan [masculine] (Italian), コードバン (kōdoban) (Japanese), cordovão [masculine] (Portuguese), кордован (kordovan) (Russian), cordobán [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-cordovan-en-noun-s8WXkKP1 Disambiguation of 'kind of leather from Córdoba': 84 16
  2. A shoe made from such leather. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-cordovan-en-noun-B1yjBrPg
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkɔː.də.vən/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkɔːɹ.də.vən/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɔː(ɹ)dəvən"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "cordovan"
  ],
  "word": "cordovan"
}

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