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.

References

• “cascalho”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• Cacholas

Galician

Noun

cascalho m (plural cascalhos, reintegrationist norm)

1. reintegrationist spelling of cascallo

Further reading

• “cascalho”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2025

Portuguese

Etymology

From casca +‎ -alho.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kasˈka.ʎu/

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

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kɐʃˈka.ʎu/

• Audio (Alentejo, Portugal):

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• 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 Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “cascalho” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
• “cascalho”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025