casca-grossa

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Portuguese

Etymology

Literally, “thick bark”.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌkas.kɐˈɡɾɔ.sɐ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˌkaʃ.kɐˈɡɾɔ.sɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌkas.kaˈɡɾɔ.sa/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌkaʃ.kɐˈɡɾɔ.sɐ/

Rhymes: -ɔsɐ
Hyphenation: cas‧ca-‧gros‧sa

Noun

casca-grossa m or f (plural cascas-grossas)

(colloquial) thick-skinned
- 1999 June, João Gordo, “Com João Gordo só se vive uma vez”, Rebosteio, in Trip, volume 12, number 70, page 21:
  Com a missão de salvar o mundo, J.G. encarna uma de 007 e enfrenta um bando de terroristas casca-grossa: Syphon Filter (Playstation) é pura estratégia em formato 3D.
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Further reading

“casca-grossa”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
“casca-grossa”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024
“casca-grossa”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
“casca-grossa”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024

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