casquete

Galician

Etymology

Attested since the 15th century. Casco (“helmet”) +‎ -ete.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kasˈkete̝/

Noun

casquete m (plural casquetes)

1. casque, helmet
   • 1474, A. López Ferreiro (ed.), 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

   Synonym: casco

2. ribbon or hood which keeps the fibre wrapped around the distaff
3. polar ice, polar icecap

   Synonym: casquete polar

Related terms

• casco

References

• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “casquete”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
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• 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

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: cas‧que‧te
• Rhymes: -ɛt(ʃ)i

Noun

casquete m (plural casquetes)

1. one of several types of hoods, including one used in the military

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Spanish

Etymology 1

From casco.

Noun

casquete m (plural casquetes)

1. hood
2. bowl
3. hairpiece, rug
4. helmet
5. polar ice, polar icecap
6. (Mexico) poultice, plaster, cataplas
7. (vulgar, Spain) sexual intercourse

Synonyms

• (polar ice): casquete polar

Etymology 2

From French casse-tête.

Noun

casquete m (plural casquetes)

1. (Louisiana) axe