cuero
el cuero
leather
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How do you say cuero in Spanish?
How do you pronounce cuero in Spanish?
cuero is pronounced /el ˈkweɾo/ in Spanish.
Example sentences
El cuero marrón es muy resistente y duradero para hacer zapatos de calidad.
The brown leather is very resistant and durable for making quality shoes.
Ese cuero negro está dañado, pero el viejo curtidor experto puede repararlo perfectamente.
That black leather is damaged, but the old expert tanner can repair it perfectly.
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Why is it masculine?
Cuero (leather) is masculine because it derives from Latin "corium," which was a masculine noun of the third declension, and Spanish inherited this grammatical gender through regular sound changes. The Latin root itself likely comes from an Indo-European base related to skin or hide, though the specific reason for its original masculine classification in Latin is lost to history.
What is the Spanish word for leather?
The Spanish word for leather is el cuero — masculine.
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