means Suede is leather with a soft, fuzzy, napped surface, made by buffing the underside of the hide into a velvety texture.

from From French 'gants de Suède' — literally 'gloves of Sweden,' since the soft kid-leather gloves that introduced this finish to Paris were imported from Sweden. The fabric kept the country's name even after losing the gloves, so every suede jacket quietly carries a Scandinavian origin label.