casulo

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ulu
  • Hyphenation: ca‧su‧lo

Noun

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casulo m (plural casulos)

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

Quotations

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For quotations using this term, see Citations:casulo.

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ casulo”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 20032024
  2. ^ casulo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 20082024