couro

Portuguese

couro

Alternative forms

coiro

Etymology

From Old Portuguese coiro, from Latin corium, from Proto-Indo-European *ker-, *sker-. Compare Spanish cuero and French cuir.

Pronunciation

(Portugal, Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈko(w).ɾu/
(South Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈko(w).ɾo/
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

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

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