English

Noun

casco ‎(plural cascos)

1. (nautical) A flat-bottomed, square-ended boat once used in the Philippines as a lighter to ferry goods between ship and shore

Anagrams

• socca

Catalan

Verb

casco

1. first-person singular present indicative form of cascar

Italian

Noun

casco m ‎(plural caschi)

1. helmet
2. crash helmet
3. hair dryer
4. bunch (of bananas)

Verb

casco

1. first-person singular present indicative of cascare

Anagrams

• cosca
• sacco

Portuguese

Noun

casco m (plural cascos)

1. skull, cranium
2. (nautical) hull
3. hoof, tip of a toe of ungulates

Spanish

Etymology

From the verb cascar ‎(“to split”), from Latin quassō ‎(“shake, strike”).

Noun

casco m ‎(plural cascos)

1. helmet
2. crown (top part of a hat)
3. (nautical) hulk (unused ship)
4. (nautical) the bottom of a boat; the hull
5. the foot of a horse; a hoof
6. the city center
7. shard
8. potsherd
9. head (of an alcoholic beverage)
10. hull of a vegetable
11. vat, barrel
12. saddle tree
13. empty container, e.g. bottle or barrel.

Related terms

• casco antiguo
• casco trincado
• ser ligero de cascos (being light of hooves) = to be easily tempted to infidelity while involved in a committed relationship.
• cascote
• cáscara
• cascar

See also

• pezuña f

Verb

casco

1. First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of cascar.