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ca•bret•ta
(kə bret′ə),USA pronunciation n.
- Clothinga leather made from the skins of sheep that grow hair rather than wool, tougher than other sheepskins and used chiefly for gloves and shoes.
- Latin capra) + Italian -etta, for -ette, as in leatherette, etc.
- Portuguese or Spanish cabr(a) she-goat (
- 1915–20