Shagreen

Pronunciation

• RP enPR: shÉ™grÄ“nʹ, IPA: /ʃəˈɡɹiːn/
• Hyphenation: sha + green

Origin

1677, Anglicized form of chagrin, from French chagrin, from Turkish sağrı.

"shagreen." The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2008.

Merriam Webster Online

Webster's New World College Dictionary 2010

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.

Full definition of shagreen

Noun

1. An untanned leather, often dyed green; originally made from horse skin, today mostly made from the skin of a shark or ray.

Synonyms

• (untanned leather) chagrin, galuchat, sharkskin

Verb

1. (transitive) To give a texture resembling shagreen leather.