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Galician
Etymology
Attested since the 15th century. Casco (“helmet”) + -ete.
Pronunciation
Noun
casquete m (plural casquetes)
- casque, helmet
- Synonym: casco
1474, A. López Ferreiro, editor, Galicia Histórica. Colección diplomática, Santiago: Tipografía Galaica, page 74:preçaron hun casquete e hua espada e hun ferro de hua lança, aparte dos menores em dozentos e viinte maravedis- they appraised a helmet and a sword and a spearhead, the minors' share, in two hundred and twenty maravedis
- ribbon or hood which keeps the fibre wrapped around the distaff
- polar ice, polar icecap
- Synonym: casquete polar
References
- Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “casquete”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “casquete”, 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), “casquete”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “casquete”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from French casquette.[1]
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: (Brazil) -et͡ʃi, (Portugal) -etɨ
- Hyphenation: cas‧que‧te
Noun
casquete m (plural casquetes)
- headwear
References
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kasˈkete/
- Rhymes: -ete
- Syllabification: cas‧que‧te
Etymology 1
From casco + -ete.
Noun
casquete m (plural casquetes)
- hood
- bowl
- hairpiece, rug
- helmet
- polar ice, polar icecap
- Synonym: casquete polar
- (Mexico) poultice, plaster, cataplas
- (vulgar, Spain) sexual intercourse
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Borrowed from French casse-tête.
Noun
casquete m (plural casquetes)
- (Louisiana) axe
- Synonym: hacha
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