How to pronounce cordovan

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What cordovan means

noun

A fine leather, now made from horsehide, for good shoes

In a sentence: Grandpa polished his cordovan shoes until they shone a deep red-brown.

Where it comes from: It is named for Córdoba, a city in Spain where this leather was first made.

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