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cascabel.

jingle bell; rattle

8 characters3 syllables approx.Galego language

Meaning & usage

noun/kaskaˈbɛl/[kɑs̺.kɑˈβ̞ɛɫ]
  1. jingle bell; rattle

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Ancient Greek κάκκαβος (kákkabos)bor. Latin caccabus Latin cascabus Proto-Indo-European *-lós Proto-Indo-European *-elós Proto-Italic *-elos Latin -lus Latin -ellus Vulgar Latin *cascabellus Old Occitan cascavelbor. Old Galician-Portuguese cascavel Galician cascabel Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese cascavel, from Old Occitan cascavel, ultimately from Latin caccabus. Cognate with Portuguese cascavel and Spanish cascabel.

noun/kaskaˈbɛl/[kɑs̺.kɑˈβ̞ɛɫ]
  1. common groundsel (Senecio vulgaris)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Folk etymology from cascamelo, a diminutive of cálsamo.

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