cascal

Portuguese

Etymology

From casca (“shell”) +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /kasˈkaw/ [kasˈkaʊ̯]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /kaʃˈkaw/ [kaʃˈkaʊ̯]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐʃˈkal/ [kɐʃˈkaɫ]

Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw
Hyphenation: cas‧cal

Noun

cascal m (plural cascais)

bed (area with many clams)
(archaeology) midden (prehistoric pile of bones and shells)
Synonyms: (Brazil) berbigueira, casqueiro, (Santa Catarina, São Paulo) concheiro, (Brazil) sambaqui

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