casulo

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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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