casca-grossa
Portuguese, adjective/ˌkas.kɐˈɡɾɔ.sɐ/
casca-grossa is a Portuguese feminine adjective meaning “thick-skinned (insensitive to the feelings of others)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does casca-grossa mean in English?
adjective
- 1
colloquialfemininemasculinethick-skinned (insensitive to the feelings of others)
- 2
colloquialfemininemasculinetough-skinned (resilient)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
phrase: 1. pessoa rude, dura, grossa; muito rígida, estúpida, arrogante 2. espécie de banana, de casca grossa e amarela, característica do Maranhão, plantada nos quintais, vendida nas feiras a um preço muito baixo
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 casca-grossa
- cascas-grossas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce casca-grossa?
- Brazil /ˌkas.kɐˈɡɾɔ.sɐ/
- /ˌkaʃ.kɐˈɡɾɔ.sɐ/
- Portugal /ˌkaʃ.kɐˈɡɾɔ.sɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to casca-grossa
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.