Tanned animal hide used to make shoes, bags, jackets, and accessories. Leather goods are a status symbol and a craft tradition across Latin America, especially in Mexico and Argentina.

An extremely attractive person, someone with a great physique. In Colombia and Venezuela, a 'cuero' is the ideal of physical beauty, they possess a magnetic, almost irresistible charm.

A shameless, brazen person who does whatever they want without caring what anyone thinks. In the Dominican Republic, someone with cuero has zero shame and maximum audacity.

A way to call someone extremely hot or physically attractive in Caribbean and Latin American Spanish. Calling someone "un cuero" is a strong compliment about their looks, similar to saying someone is a total knockout. It is commonly used in Colombia, Dominican Republic, Mexico, and Puerto Rico, often in casual conversations when pointing out how good-looking someone is. The word literally means "leather" or "skin," but in slang it has nothing to do with materials.

In Cuba and the Dominican Republic, an extremely attractive person. When someone calls you a cuero in the Caribbean, it is a direct, no-frills compliment meaning you are stunning. Raw and informal, but unmistakably positive.