shagreen

Meaning

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) An untanned leather, often dyed green; originally made from horse skin, today mostly made from the skin of a shark or ray.
2. (countable, uncountable) A rough or spiny surface of an insect's cuticle.

Verb

To give a texture resembling shagreen leather.

Translations

chagrin

machen

δέρμα σαγρέ

σαγρές

σπειρωτό δέρμα

γυμνασμένος

faite

chagriné

fa

zigrino

redigo

hacer

lija

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ʃəˈɡɹiːn/

Etymology

Cognate with Turkish: sağrı

In summary

1677, Anglicized form of chagrin, from French chagrin, from Ottoman Turkish صاغری (modern Turkish sağrı).
However, the etymology of French chagrin is complex and disputed, likely of Germanic origin – whether there was any influence between an existing French word of Germanic origin and a Turkish loan is unclear.