casquillo
Spanish, noun/kasˈkiʝo/
casquillo is spelled C-A-S-Q-U-I-L-L-O (9 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish, the 54,064th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Casquillo is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “ferrule, tip” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Anillo o abrazadera de metal que sirve para reforzar la extremidad de una pieza de madera; como el cabo de…”.
What does casquillo mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineferrule, tip
- 2
masculineshell (of bullet)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Anillo o abrazadera de metal que sirve para reforzar la extremidad de una pieza de madera; como el cabo de una lanza, la punta del eje de un carro, la cabeza de un pilote o el mango de una herramienta. 2. Hierro de la saeta o flecha. Llámase así por la figura de anillo que tiene para fijarse en la vara o asta de la saeta. 3. Vaina metálica. 4. Herradura.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of casquillo
- casquillos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce casquillo?
- /kasˈkiʝo/
- [kasˈki.ʝo]
- [kasˈkiʝo]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to casquillo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is casquillo in Spanish?
casquillo appears about once in every 2 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).