cabretta

[ kuh-bret-uh ]

/ kəˈbrɛt ə /

noun

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.

Nearby words

cabot's ring body, cabotage, cabover, cabral, cabrera, cabretta, cabrilla, cabrillo, cabrini, cabrio, cabriole

Origin of cabretta

1915–20; < Portuguese or Spanish cabr(a) she-goat (< Latin capra) + Italian -etta, for -ette, as in leatherette, etc.

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British Dictionary definitions for cabretta

cabretta

/ (kəˈbrɛtə) /

noun

mainly US a soft leather obtained from the skins of certain South American or African sheep

Word Origin for cabretta

from Spanish cabra she-goat

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