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10 Language-to-English Dictionariescoriáceo
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ko-rya-se-o
"Tiene la piel coriácea debido a la exposición prolongada al sol."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Ressembling leather in appearance, texture, or toughness.
"The old explorer had a leathery face weathered by decades in the desert sun." - 2
Tough and difficult to chew, typically applied to overcooked meat.
"The steak was so leathery that we could barely cut it with our knives."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old English 'lether' (skin, hide) combined with the suffix '-y', dating back to the before 1000 AD. Historically used to describe animal hides, it evolved metaphorically to characterize textures, plants, and human skin that have become tough, flexible, and resilient.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Leathery" is said worldwide
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coriace
Transliteration: ko-ryas
"Il avait la peau coriace à force de travailler au soleil."
lederartig
Transliteration: leed-er-ar-tig
"Die Blätter dieser Pflanze sind dick und lederartig."
cuoioso
Transliteration: kwo-yo-zo
"La carne era troppo cotta e risultava cuoiosa."
coriáceo
Transliteration: ko-rya-se-o
"Tiene la piel coriácea debido a la exposición prolongada al sol."
coriáceo
Transliteration: ko-ri-a-se-u
"A carne ficou dura e coriácea."
चमड़े जैसा
Transliteration: chamde-jaisa
"धूप में काम करने के कारण उसका चेहरा चमड़े जैसा सख्त हो गया था।"
皮革状的
Transliteration: pígé zhuàng de
"这种植物的叶子呈皮革状。"
가죽 같은
Transliteration: gajuk gateun
"그의 손은 거친 일로 인해 가죽 같이 굳어 있었다."
革のような
Transliteration: kawa no yō na
"老人は太陽の光で日焼けした革のような肌をしていた。"
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