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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish casco . Doublet of cask and casque .
Noun
casco (plural cascos )
( nautical ) A flat-bottomed, square-ended boat once used in the Philippines as a lighter to ferry goods between ship and shore
Anagrams
Catalan
Verb
casco
first-person singular present indicative of cascar
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish casco .
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /ˈkɑs.kɔː/
Hyphenation: cas‧co
Noun
casco n (uncountable )
shell of a building, car or ship
Galician
Casco de Leiro , Bronze Age
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
First attested in the 13th century. Back-formation from cascar .
Noun
casco m (plural cascos )
casque ; helmet ; skull
Synonyms: capacete , helmo , chola , borguiñota , gocete , camal
1295 , R. Lorenzo, editor, La traducción gallega de la Crónica General y de la Crónica de Castilla , Ourense: I.E.O.P.F., page 639 :en guisa que llj tallou o almofar da loriga cõ hũa muy grã peça do casco in such a way that he cut the mail aventail together with a large piece of the casque
1671 , Gabriel Feijoo, Contenda dos labradores de Caldelas :eu quero mal à esta jente einos de por en talladas esfarelandoll'os cascos do corpo sacarll'as almas I wish ill these people I'll make slices of them crushing them helmets from them bodies I'll take out them souls
hard hat
( nautical ) hulk ; hull
shell ; husk
hoof
Synonym: pezuño
1409 , J. L. Pensado Tomé, editor, Tratado de Albeitaria , Santiago de Compostela: Centro Ramón Piñeiro, page 147 :Quando o Cauallo ouver peeira deuen lle allinpar moy ben as huñas so as sollas do fondo do pee ataa que fique o casco moy sotil When the horse is ill in its foot they should clean the hooves, down under the sole of the feet, till the hoof is very subtle
empty bottle
bark of tree
Synonyms: casca , cortiza , tona
bran
Synonym: casulo
Derived terms
References
Ernesto Xosé González Seoane , María Álvarez de la Granja , Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006 –2022 ) “casco ”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
“casco ” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval . SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006-2016.
Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández , editor (2006 –2013 ), “casco ”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language ] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández , Ernesto Xosé González Seoane , María Álvarez de la Granja , editors (2003 –2018 ), “casco ”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Rosario Álvarez Blanco , editor (2014 –2024 ), “casco ”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega , →ISSN
Etymology 2
Verb
casco
first-person singular present indicative of cascar
Hungarian
casco on Hungarian Wikipedia
Etymology
Of debated origin; possibly from English cas ualty and co llision[ 1] or Spanish casco ( “ helmet ” , figuratively, “protection”, or “hull of a ship”, used in connection with injuries sustained while travelling ) .[ 2]
Pronunciation
Noun
casco (plural cascók )
( automotive ) collision damage waiver
( automotive ) theft protection insurance
Synonym: gépjármű-biztosítás ( vehicle insurance in a broader sense )
Usage notes
This type of insurance does not necessarily include liability insurance , travel insurance of the passengers, or any other kind of insurance (such as for personal effects carried in the vehicle), although it may be supplemented with them, depending on individual plans or packages.
Declension
References
Further reading
casco in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language ] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó , 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024) .
Italian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Spanish casco .
Noun
casco m (plural caschi )
helmet
crash helmet
hair dryer
( collective ) bunch ( of bananas )
Descendants
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
casco
first-person singular present indicative of cascare
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Polish
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Italian casco or unadapted borrowing from Spanish casco .
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /ˈkas.kɔ/
Rhymes: -askɔ
Syllabification: cas‧co
Noun
casco n (indeclinable )
no-fault insurance
Derived terms
Further reading
casco in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Pronunciation
Rhymes: ( Brazil ) -asku , ( Portugal, Rio de Janeiro ) -aʃku
Hyphenation: cas‧co
Etymology 1
Deverbal from cascar .
Noun
casco m (plural cascos )
skull , cranium
( nautical ) hull
hoof , tip of a toe of ungulates
shell ( of a turtle )
Derived terms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
casco
first-person singular present indicative of cascar
Spanish
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /ˈkasko/
Rhymes: -asko
Syllabification: cas‧co
Etymology 1
Deverbal from cascar ( “ to split ” ) , from Latin quassō ( “ shake, strike ” ) .
Noun
casco m (plural cascos )
helmet
crown ( top part of a hat )
( nautical ) hulk ( unused ship )
( nautical ) hull ( frame or body of a boat or ship )
the foot of a horse ; a hoof
Synonym: pezuña
the city center
shard
potsherd
head ( of an alcoholic beverage )
hull of a vegetable
vat , barrel
saddle tree
empty container, e.g. bottle or barrel
( used in plural ) headphones
Derived terms
Descendants
Etymology 2
Verb
casco
first-person singular present indicative of cascar
Further reading
Anagrams