cabretta
[ kuh-bret-uh ]
/ kəˈbrɛt ə /
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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.
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Origin of cabretta
1915–20; <Portuguese or Spanish cabr(a) she-goat (<Latin capra) + Italian -etta, for -ette, as in leatherette, etc.
Words nearby cabretta
Cabot Strait, cab-over, Cabral, cab rank rule, Cabrera, cabretta, cabrilla, Cabrillo, Cabrini, cabrio, cabriole
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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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