cascalho
English
Etymology
From Portuguese cascalho (“a chip of stone, gravel”).
Noun
cascalho (uncountable)
- (South America) A deposit of pebbles, gravel, and ferruginous sand in which diamonds may be found.
References
- “cascalho”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Anagrams
Galician
Noun
cascalho m (plural cascalhos, reintegrationist norm)
- reintegrationist spelling of cascallo
Further reading
- “cascalho” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
Portuguese
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /kasˈka.ʎu/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /kaʃˈka.ʎu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kasˈka.ʎo/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /kɐʃˈka.ʎu/
Noun
cascalho m (plural cascalhos)
- gravel (small fragments of rock)
- (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