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Casal
Ca′sal
,Adj.
(Gram.)
Of or pertaining to case;
as, a
. casal
endingDefinition 2024
casal
casal
Occitan
Alternative forms
- casau (Gascony)
- chasal (Auvergne)
Noun
casal m (plural casals)
Portuguese
Etymology
From Late Latin casālis (“domestic, belonging to the house”) or casāle (“country house, farm”), ultimately from Latin casa. Compare Italian casale, Old French chesal, Spanish casal.
Pronunciation
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /kɐ.ˈzaɫ/
- Hyphenation: ca‧sal
Noun
casal m (plural casais)
- couple, married couple
- O casal perfeito não existe.
- The perfect couple does not exist.
- O casal perfeito não existe.
- pair
- village, hamlet
- farmhouse
Quotations
For usage examples of this term, see Citations:casal.
Derived terms
- cama de casal
- quarto de casal
Spanish
Etymology
From Late Latin casālis (“domestic, belonging to the house”) or casāle (“country house, farm”), ultimately from Latin casa. Compare Italian casale, Old French chesal, Portuguese casal.
Noun
casal m (plural casales)
- country house
- (Argentina, Uruguay) mating pair (of animals)