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couro.

leather (material produced by tanning animal skin)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈko(w).ɾu/Brazil[ˈko(ʊ̯).ɾu]Brazil/ˈko(w).ɾu/Portugal/ˈkow.ɾu/Northern, Portugal
  1. leather (material produced by tanning animal skin)

    masculine · uncountable
  2. hide (skin of an animal)

    masculine
  3. beating, beatdown

    masculine
    Esse cara vai levar um couro já-já!
Where this word comes from

Alteration of coiro, inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese coiro, from Latin corium, with metathesis. Compare Galician coiro, Spanish cuero and French cuir.

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