casulo

Portuguese edit

Etymology edit

Alteration of casula,^[1]^[2] from Latin casula (“little cottage, hooded cloak”), a diminutive of casa (“house”).

Pronunciation edit

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈzu.lu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaˈzu.lo/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐˈzu.lu/

Rhymes: -ulu
Hyphenation: ca‧su‧lo

Noun edit

casulo m (plural casulos)

cocoon (the silky case that protects the chrysalis of insects)
(figurative, by extension) cocoon (any protective case, real or metaphorical)

Quotations edit

For quotations using this term, see Citations:casulo.

Derived terms edit

encasular

References edit

^ “casulo” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
^ “casulo” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

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