What does casco in Portuguese mean?

What is the meaning of the word casco in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use casco in Portuguese.

The word casco in Portuguese means shell, helmet, hull, casco, casco, casco fendido, com casco, de casco, tartaruga com musgo no casco, pança, barriga, casco de tartaruga, de casco de tartaruga, como o casco de uma tartaruga, casco de tartaruga. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word casco

shell

substantivo masculino (zoologia (revestimento ósseo) (turtle)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

helmet

substantivo masculino (capacete)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

hull

substantivo masculino (corpo da embarcação)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

casco

noun (foot of horse, etc.) (cavalo)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
O cavalo machucou um casco durante a corrida ontem.
The horse injured a hoof during the ride yesterday.

casco

noun (lower part of a ship) (de navio)

(substantivo masculino: Substantivo exclusivamente masculino. Ex. "ator", "menino", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "carrinho de mão", "guarda-chuva", etc.)
O navio bateu nas pedras e o impacto rachou o casco.
The ship ran into the rocks and the impact breached the hull.

casco fendido

noun (animal's horned foot with two toes) (pata de animal com dois dedos)

com casco, de casco

adjective (animal: having hooves) (animal)

(adjetivo: Modifica o sustantivo. Pode ser possessivo, numeral, demonstrativo ("casa grande", "mulher alta").)

tartaruga com musgo no casco

noun (US (shellfish or turtle with moss on its back)

pança, barriga

noun (large belly) (barriga grande)

(substantivo feminino: Substantivo exclusivamente feminino. Ex. "atriz", "menina", etc. Aqui encaixam-se também os substantivos compostos compostos. Ex. "batata frita", "garrafa d'água", etc.)
Tom was very thin until his 50s when he developed a paunch.

casco de tartaruga

noun (shell of a tortoise)

The park's nature center had a large tortoiseshell on display.

de casco de tartaruga

adjective (made of tortoise's shell)

(locução adjetiva: Duas palavras juntas com função adjetiva. Normalmente, preposição+substantivo; preposição+advérbio.Ex. (estrada) de ferro = férrea; (dor) no abdômen = abdominal, etc.)
The librarian peered over her tortoiseshell glasses at the noisy children.

como o casco de uma tartaruga

adjective (figurative (variegated: like tortoise shell)

(locução adjetiva: Duas palavras juntas com função adjetiva. Normalmente, preposição+substantivo; preposição+advérbio.Ex. (estrada) de ferro = férrea; (dor) no abdômen = abdominal, etc.)
A large tortoiseshell cat sat on the front porch, as if to greet the visitors.

casco de tartaruga

noun (carapace of aquatic tortoise)

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