casamata
Portuguese, noun/ka.zaˈma.tɐ/
casamata is spelled C-A-S-A-M-A-T-A (8 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written Portuguese, the 66,709th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Casamata is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “bunker (hardened shelter)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “casa abobadada à prova de bombardeio, para habitação, depósito de pólvora, materiais explosivos, canhões ou…”.
What does casamata mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininebunker (hardened shelter)
- 2
femininecasemate (bombproof chamber as part of fortification)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. casa abobadada à prova de bombardeio, para habitação, depósito de pólvora, materiais explosivos, canhões ou soldados
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of casamata
- casamatas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce casamata?
- Brazil /ka.zaˈma.tɐ/
- Portugal /kɐ.zɐˈma.tɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to casamata
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is casamata in Portuguese?
casamata appears about once in every 4 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).