casquilho

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kasˈki.ʎu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kasˈki.ʎu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /kaʃˈki.ʎu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kasˈki.ʎo/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐʃˈki.ʎu/

• Hyphenation: cas‧qui‧lho

Etymology 1

Noun

casquilho m (plural casquilhos, feminine casquilha, feminine plural casquilhas)

1. a lightbulb's screw

   Synonym: rosca

2. Wilson's storm petrel (Oceanites oceanicus, a seabird)

   Synonym: alma-de-mestre

3. (mechanics) a metallic, hollow cylindrical extremity on an automobile's section connecting its wheels
4. one who wears excessive adornment

   Synonyms: peralta, janota, taful

Adjective

casquilho (feminine casquilha, masculine plural casquilhos, feminine plural casquilhas)

1. wearing excessive adornment

   Synonyms: peralta, janota, taful

Etymology 2

Verb

casquilho

1. first-person singular present indicative of casquilhar