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cheveril

Meaninga she-goat

Common meaning: soft leather made from a kid's skin

Journey through time

  1. Latincapra‘a she-goat’source
  2. Old Frenchmeaning shiftsa she-goat → young goatchevrel‘young goat’source
  3. Englishmeaning shiftsyoung goat → soft leather made from a kid's skincheveril‘soft leather made from a kid's skin’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
  • US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.

Origin: Built on Latin capra ‘a she-goat’.

Roots

  • capra Latin “a she-goat”

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