Sunday, 13 November 2022

Is 'suede' English, or is it actually French?

'Suede' is a word borrowed from French 'Suède (gants de)'. The word entered the English language some time around 1883.


suede [noun] [1883]
  • leather with a napped surface
  • a fabric finished with a nap to simulate suede
See 'suede' on the Loan Words Map

See more loan words from French.

Etymology: French 'gants de Suède' Swedish gloves
See more loan words from 1800s.


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