cascalho

English

Etymology

From Portuguese cascalho (a chip of stone, gravel).

Noun

cascalho (uncountable)

  1. (South America) A deposit of pebbles, gravel, and ferruginous sand in which diamonds may be found.

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Galician

Noun

cascalho m (plural cascalhos, reintegrationist norm)

  1. reintegrationist spelling of cascallo

Further reading

  • cascalho” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).

Portuguese

Etymology

From casca +‎ -alho.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /kasˈka.ʎu/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /kaʃˈka.ʎu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kasˈka.ʎo/

  • Audio (Alentejo, Portugal):(file)
  • Rhymes: -aʎu
  • Hyphenation: cas‧ca‧lho

Noun

cascalho m (plural cascalhos)

  1. gravel (small fragments of rock)
  2. (slang) money, cash
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:dinheiro

Further reading

  • cascalho” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913