Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cordwain

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: cord-wain
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A kind of leather from Córdoba, originally of tanned goatskin, later of horsehide.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From cordovan, from Córdova (“a Spanish town”), borrowed from Spanish Córdoba.

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: Córdoba

Usage

Inflected Forms

cordwains (plural)

Derived Forms

cordwainer

Synonyms

cordovan

Questions

What does cordwain mean?: A kind of leather from Córdoba, originally of tanned goatskin, later of horsehide.
Where does cordwain come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

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