noun, masculine/ˈkweɾo/plural: cueros
leather; animal skin, hide; football (ball); a man or woman's attractive body; prostitute
Synonyms: piel, pelleja, pellejo, balón, pelota, esférico, cuerazo, cuerpazo
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *(s)kóros? Proto-Indo-European *-yóm Proto-Indo-European *(s)koryóm Proto-Italic *korjom Latin corium Spanish cuero Inherited from Latin corium (“skin; hide, leather”). Sense 4 probably as a euphemism for cuerpo (“body”).