chamois leather vs shammy

chamois leather and shammy both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
chamois leather	Yes	No	No	No
shammy	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, chamois leather and shammy are synonyms defined as:

chamois leather and shammy: a soft suede leather formerly from the skin of the chamois antelope but now from sheepskin

Other synonyms of chamois leather include chammy, chammy leather, chamois, shammy leather.

chamois leather (noun)	shammy (noun)
a soft suede leather formerly from the skin of the chamois antelope but now from sheepskin	a soft suede leather formerly from the skin of the chamois antelope but now from sheepskin