coriace
French, adjective/kɔ.ʁjas/
coriace is spelled C-O-R-I-A-C-E (7 letters) and appears 1.1 times per million words in written French, the 28,870th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Coriace is a French adjective meaning “tough, leathery” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui est dur comme du cuir, et difficile à mâcher, en parlant d'un aliment”.
What does coriace mean in English?
adjective
- 1
tough, leathery
- 2
tough, rugged
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui est dur comme du cuir, et difficile à mâcher, en parlant d'un aliment. 2. Se dit d'un feuillage raide, ayant la consistance du cuir, en parlant des plantes. 3. Qui ne se laisse pas vaincre facilement.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of coriace
- coriaces plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce coriace?
- /kɔ.ʁjas/
- \kɔ.ʁjas\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to coriace
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is coriace in French?
coriace appears 1.1 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).