cuero

See also: Cuero

Aragonese

Etymology

From Latin corium (“skin, hide, leather”).

Noun

cuero m (plural cueros)

1. leather

References

• Bal Palazios, Santiago (2002), “cuero”, in Dizionario breu de a luenga aragonesa, Zaragoza, →ISBN

Chavacano

Etymology

Inherited from Spanish cuero (“leather”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkweɾo/, [ˈkwe.ɾo]

• IPA^(key): /ˈkweɾu/, [ˈkwe.ɾu] (Ternateño)
• Hyphenation: cue‧ro

Noun

cuero

1. leather

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Indo-European *(s)kóros?

Proto-Indo-European *-yóm

Proto-Indo-European *(s)koryóm

Proto-Italic *korjom

Latin corium

Spanish cuero

Inherited from Latin corium (“skin; hide, leather”).

Sense 4 probably as a euphemism for cuerpo (“body”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkweɾo/ [ˈkwe.ɾo]

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -eɾo
• Syllabification: cue‧ro

Noun

cuero m (plural cueros)

1. leather
2. animal skin, hide

   Synonyms: piel, pelleja, pellejo

3. (soccer) football (ball)

   Synonyms: balón, pelota, (soccer) esférico

5. (Latin America, slang) a man or woman's attractive body

   Synonyms: cuerazo, cuerpazo

6. (Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, slang) prostitute

   Synonym: prostituta

Derived terms

• arrastracueros
• cuero cabelludo
• descuerar
• en cueros
• encuerar

Related terms

• coraza
• coriáceo

Further reading

• “cuero”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025