cuero

Definitions of cuero
  1. noun
    a pocket-size case for holding papers and paper money
    synonyms: billetera, billetero, bimba, cartera, música, pelleja, saña
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    type of:
    estuche, maleta
    a portable container for carrying several objects
  2. noun
    an animal skin (usually a goatskin) that forms a bag and is used to hold and dispense wine
    synonyms: bota, odre, pellejo, zaque
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    type of:
    monda
    a bag serving as a container for liquids; it is made from the hide of an animal
  3. noun
    an animal skin made smooth and flexible by removing the hair and then tanning
    synonyms: piel
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    trozo de cuero
    a separate part consisting of leather
    caimán
    leather made from alligator's hide
    ante
    a soft yellowish suede leather originally from deerskin but now usually from sheepskin
    becerra, becerrillo, becerro, piel de becerro
    fine leather from the skin of a calf
    gamuza
    a soft suede leather formerly from the skin of the chamois antelope but now from sheepskin
    cordobán
    a fine leather originally made in Cordoba, Spain
    piel de vaca, vaca, vaqueta
    leather made from the hide of a cow
    cabritilla
    soft smooth leather from the hide of a young goat
    marroquí
    a soft pebble-grained leather made from goatskin; used for shoes and book bindings etc.
    charol
    leather with a hard glossy surface
    piel de cerdo
    leather from the skin of swine
    vellón
    tanned skin of a sheep with the fleece left on; used for clothing
    roano
    a soft sheepskin leather that is colored and finished to resemble morocco; used in bookbinding
    tacón
    a piece of leather forming the back of a shoe or boot
    pala
    piece of leather or synthetic material that forms the part of a shoe or boot above the sole that encases the foot
    empella
    piece of leather forming the front part of the upper of a shoe
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