casquete

Galician

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kasˈkete̝/

Noun

casquete m (plural casquetes)

1. 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

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
• 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

Alternative forms

• casqueta

Etymology

Borrowed from French casquette.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kasˈke.t͡ʃi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kasˈke.t͡ʃi/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /kaʃˈke.t͡ʃi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kasˈke.te/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐʃˈke.tɨ/

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -et͡ʃi, (Portugal) -etɨ
• Hyphenation: cas‧que‧te

Noun

casquete m (plural casquetes)

1. headwear

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kasˈkete/ [kasˈke.t̪e]
• Rhymes: -ete
• Syllabification: cas‧que‧te

Etymology 1

From casco +‎ -ete.

Noun

casquete m (plural casquetes)

1. hood
2. bowl
3. hairpiece, rug
4. helmet
5. polar ice, polar icecap

   Synonym: casquete polar

6. (Mexico) poultice, plaster, cataplas
7. (vulgar, Spain) sexual intercourse

Derived terms

• echar un casquete

 

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French casse-tête.

Noun

casquete m (plural casquetes)

1. (Louisiana) axe

   Synonym: hacha

Further reading

• “casquete”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10