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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesante
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ˈante/
"Llevaba una chaqueta de ante suave."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Leather with a soft, fuzzy surface, produced by rubbing the flesh side of a hide.
"He wore a stylish brown suede jacket to the party."
- 1
Made of or resembling suede leather.
"She slipped her feet into comfortable suede loafers."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the French phrase 'gants de Suède', meaning 'gloves of Sweden'. It entered the English language in the 19th century to describe soft, napped leather imported from Sweden, eventually shifting to refer to the material itself.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Suede" is said worldwide
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daim
Transliteration: /dɛ̃/
"Ses chaussures sont en daim marron."
Wildleder
Transliteration: /ˈvɪltˌleːdɐ/
"Die Jacke ist aus weichem Wildleder gefertigt."
scamosciato
Transliteration: /skamosˈtʃato/
"Ha comprato un paio di scarpe di camoscio."
ante
Transliteration: /ˈante/
"Llevaba una chaqueta de ante suave."
camurça
Transliteration: /kaˈmuɾsɐ/
"O casaco de camurça era muito elegante."
मखमली चमड़ा
Transliteration: makhmali chamda
"उसने मखमली चमड़े के जूते पहने थे।"
麂皮
Transliteration: jǐpí
"这件夹克是用优质麂皮制成的。"
스웨이드
Transliteration: seuweideu
"그는 부드러운 스웨이드 구두를 신고 있다."
スエード
Transliteration: suēdo
"彼女はブラウンのスエードのブーツを買いました。"
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