- cabretta
- noun Etymology: modification of Portuguese and Spanish cabra goat Date: 1926 a light soft leather from skins of hairy sheep
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cabretta — [kə bret′ə] adj. [< Sp cabra, goat (< L capra, fem. of caper: see CAPRIOLE) + It fem. dim. suffix etta] designating or of a soft leather made from a special kind of sheepskin … English World dictionary
cabretta — kəˈbred.ə noun ( s) Etymology: modification (influenced by Italian etta, feminine diminutive suffix) of Portuguese and Spanish cabra goat : leather tanned from hair sheepskins and used for gloves, garments, and shoe uppers * * * /keuh bret euh/,… … Useful english dictionary
cabretta — /keuh bret euh/, n. a leather made from the skins of sheep that grow hair rather than wool, tougher than other sheepskins and used chiefly for gloves and shoes. [1915 20; < Pg or Sp cabr(a) she goat ( < L capra) + It etta, for ETTE, as in… … Universalium
Cabretta — Cabrẹtta [spanisch] das, s, sehr feines Nappaleder aus den Häuten spanischer Bergziegen. * * * Ca|brẹt|ta, das; s [zu span. cabrita = junge Ziege, zu: cabra = Ziege < lat. capra]: sehr feines Nappaleder aus den Häuten spanischer Bergziegen … Universal-Lexikon
Cabretta — Ca|bret|ta* [k...] das; s <aus span. cabrita »junge Ziege« zu cabra »Ziege«, dies aus lat. cabra> sehr feines Nappaleder aus den Häuten spanischer Bergziegen … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
cabretta — ca·bret·ta … English syllables
cabretta — ca•bret•ta [[t]kəˈbrɛt ə[/t]] n. clo a fine leather made from the skins of sheep that grow hair • Etymology: 1915–20; < Pg or Sp cabr(a) she goat … From formal English to slang
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