cabretta

cabretta
/keuh bret"euh/, n.
a leather made from the skins of sheep that grow hair rather than wool, tougher than other sheepskins and used chiefly for gloves and shoes.
[1915-20; < Pg or Sp cabr(a) she-goat ( < L capra) + It -etta, for -ETTE, as in LEATHERETTE, etc.]

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