Meanings
nounsuede (usually uncountable, plural suedes)
plural suedes
- uncountableusuallyA type of soft leather, made from calfskin, with a brushed texture to resemble fabric, often used to make boots, clothing and fashion accessories.
Richard DeLongpre: Mmm, your belly skin is like suede. Jeremy DeLongpre: Thanks. Richard: Tough but soft, like a man.
2011 Allen Gregory, "Pilot" (season 1, episode 1)1 more example
“She sheathed her legs in the sheerest of the nylons that her father had brought back from the Continent, and slipped her feet into the toeless, high-heeled shoes of black suède.”
1954, Alexander Alderson, chapter 17, in The Subtle Minotaur
adjectivesuede (not comparable)
- not comparableMade of suede.
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Bulgarian велур, велурен
- велур (velur)type of leather
- велурен (veluren)made of suede
Catalan serratge
- serratgetype of leather
Chinese Mandarin 仿麂皮, 麂皮
- 仿麂皮 (fǎngjǐpí)type of leather
- 麂皮 (jǐpí)type of leather
Esperanto svedledo
- svedledotype of leather
Finnish mokka, mokkanahka
- mokkatype of leather
- mokkanahkatype of leather
French suède, cuir suédé
- suèdetype of leather
- cuir suédétype of leather
- daimtype of leather
- de suèdemade of suede
- de cuir suédémade of suede
- de daimmade of suede
German Wildleder, Veloursleder
- Wildledertype of leather
- Veloursledertype of leather
Greek καστόρι
- καστόρι (kastóri)type of leather
Hebrew זמש
- זמש (zamsh)type of leather
Hungarian velúrbőr
- velúrbőrtype of leather
Icelandic rúskinn
- rúskinntype of leather
Irish svaeid, craiceann fiaghabhair
- svaeidtype of leather
- craiceann fiaghabhairtype of leather
Italian camoscio, pelle scamosciata
- camosciotype of leather
- pelle scamosciatatype of leather
- scamosciatomade of suede
Japanese スエード
- スエード (suēdo)type of leather
Korean 스웨이드
- 스웨이드 (seuweideu)type of leather
Māori papahunga
- papahungatype of leather
Persian جیر
- جیر (jir)type of leather
Polish zamsz, zamszowy
- zamsztype of leather
- zamszowymade of suede
Portuguese camurça
- camurçatype of leather
Russian за́мша, за́мшевый
- за́мша (zámša)type of leather
- за́мшевый (zámševyj)made of suede
Spanish gamuza
- gamuzatype of leather
Swedish mocka
- mockatype of leather
Turkish süet, podösüet
- süettype of leather
- podösüetmade of suede
Welsh swêd
- swêdtype of leather
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with suede
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All rhymes →Sounds the same
swayed (except Scotland)swayed (except Scotland)swayed (except Scotland)
Cite this entry
APA
suede. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/suede
MLA
“suede.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/suede. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “suede,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/suede.
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