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Meaning of coiro | Babel Free

Noun masculine CEFR B1
ˈkojɾo

Definitions

  1. leather (material)
    masculine, uncountable
  2. hide
    masculine
  3. skin
    masculine
  4. Equivalent to 'leather': A tough material produced from the skin of animals, by tanning or similar process, used e.g.

Equivalents

English hide leather

Examples

“o par de çapatos de vaca nobos et sobre solados et tacoados e ben coseytos e de boas solas e peças e boa liña e boo coiro”

the pair of new cow shoes, with over sole, tacked, well sewn, with good soles and pieces and good thread and good leather

“Et el tragía en sua mão hũ arco, en que nõ auj́a madeyra, mays era todo feyto de coyros cruus et de neruos engrudidos per grãde arte et per grã maestría”

He was carrying a bow in his hand, not made of wood, but completely made with crude hides and glued tendons, with great art and great mastery

“este pandeiro que toco por moito que repenique non teñas medo que rache”

this tambourine I play, no matter how much I drum it, have no fear, it won't break, 'cause is made of tyrant skin

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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