casquilho
Portuguese, noun/kasˈki.ʎu/
casquilho is spelled C-A-S-Q-U-I-L-H-O (9 letters) and appears about once in every 38 million words in written Portuguese, the 176,436th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Casquilho is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “a lightbulb's screw” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first-person singular present indicative of casquilhar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “o indivíduo bem vestido, na moda”.
What does casquilho mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinea lightbulb's screw
- 2
masculineWilson's storm petrel (Oceanites oceanicus, a seabird)
- 3
masculinea metallic, hollow cylindrical extremity on an automobile's section connecting its wheels
- 4
masculineone who wears excessive adornment
adjective
- 1
wearing excessive adornment
verb
- 1
first-person singular present indicative of casquilhar
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. diz-se daquele que anda muito bem vestido, na moda ou com muitos adereços
verb: 1. primeira pessoa do singular do presente do indicativo do verbo casquilhar
noun: 1. o indivíduo bem vestido, na moda 2. peça de metal, cilíndrica e oca, que remata a lança ou varal em carros a tração animal e, por extensão, em outras peças de madeira 3. a parte rosqueada de uma lâmpada elétrica 4. a ave Oceanites oceanicus, marinha e migratória, com penas pretas, pernas compridas e pés dotados de membranas natatórias amarelas, que faz ninhos no Atlântico Sul (nas ilhas Falkland/Malvinas) e a seguir migra para o norte
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 casquilho
- casquilhos plural
- casquilha feminine
- casquilhas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce casquilho?
- Brazil /kasˈki.ʎu/
- /kaʃˈki.ʎu/
- Portugal /kɐʃˈki.ʎu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to casquilho
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is casquilho in Portuguese?
casquilho appears about once in every 38 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).