Etymology

casco

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Today it means: A flat-bottomed, square-ended boat once used in the Philippines as a lighter to ferry goods between ship and shore Full definition →

Spanish casco
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  1. Spanish · borrowed fromcasco
  2. English todaycasco

Borrowed from Spanish casco. Doublet of cask and casque.

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