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Alcantara

name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A municipality of Cebu, Philippines. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    A municipality of Spain countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    A surname from Spanish countable, uncountable
Noun
  1. 1
    A suede-like synthetic textile, composed of polyester and polyurethane. uncountable

    "The interior is trimmed in soft merino leather, in either off-white and brown or off-white and black, with hand-woven off-white piping and an alcantara synthetic suede head liner in off-white."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Spanish Alcántara

Etymology 2

Probably derived from Italian Alcantara (“river in Italy”) or possibly Spanish Alcántara, both from Arabic اَلْقَنْطَرَة (al-qanṭara, “the bridge”). The reason for the derivation is unknown.

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