couro

Czech

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈt͡sou̯ro]

Noun

couro

vocative singular of coura

Portuguese

couro

Alternative forms

coiro (older form)

Etymology

Alteration of coiro, from Old Galician-Portuguese coiro, from Latin corium, with metathesis. Compare Galician coiro, Spanish cuero and French cuir.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈko(w).ɾu/ [ˈko(ʊ̯).ɾu]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈko(w).ɾo/ [ˈko(ʊ̯).ɾo]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈko(w).ɾu/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈkow.ɾu/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈko.ɾu/

Rhymes: -owɾu, -oɾu
Hyphenation: cou‧ro

Noun

couro m (plural couros)

(uncountable) leather (material produced by tanning animal skin)
hide (skin of an animal)

Hyponyms

pergaminho, cordovão

Related terms

couraça, couraçado, couraçar, encouraçado, couraceiro
coureiro, curtir, curtido, curtimento, curtume

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.