cascudo

Galician

Etymology

From casca (“bark”) +‎ -udo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kɑsˈkuðʊ]

Adjective

cascudo (feminine cascuda, masculine plural cascudos, feminine plural cascudas)

1. unpeeled; having a shell or husk
   • 1290, José Ignacio Fernández de Viana y Vieites (ed.), Colección diplomática del monasterio de Santa María de Pantón. Lugo: Deputación, page 38:

     tres sesteyros de castanas cascudas secas

     three units of unpeeled dry chestnuts

   • 1417, Ángel Rodríguez González (ed.), Libro do Concello de Santiago (1416-1422). Santiago de Compostela: Consello da Cultura Galega, page 75:

     Iten das ostras cascudas quatro a o dineiro

     Item, oysters with shell, four each coin

References

• “cascudo” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “cascudo” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “cascudo” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Portuguese

Etymology

From casco +‎ -udo.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kasˈku.du/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kasˈku.du/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /kaʃˈku.du/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kasˈku.do/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐʃˈku.du/ [kɐʃˈku.ðu]

Noun

cascudo m (plural cascudos)

1. a punch on the head with the knuckles

   Synonyms: cocorote, cocre, carolo, coque, tafoné

2. any of several species of catfish known for their hard skin

Adjective

cascudo (feminine cascuda, masculine plural cascudos, feminine plural cascudas)

1. having a thick peel