casco

C3A1S1C3O1

noun

A flat-bottomed, square-ended boat once used in the Philippines as a lighter to ferry goods between ship and shore

OriginSpanish casco →
Less commonScrabble 9
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Meanings

casco1

nouncasco (plural cascos)

plural cascos

  1. nauticalA flat-bottomed, square-ended boat once used in the Philippines as a lighter to ferry goods between ship and shore

Casco2

proper nounCasco (countable and uncountable, plural Cascos)

plural Cascos

  1. countableuncountableA surname.
  2. A place in the United States:
    1. countableuncountableA town and census-designated place therein, in Cumberland County, Maine.
    2. countableuncountableA township in Allegan County, Michigan.
    3. countableuncountableA township in St. Clair County, Michigan.
    4. countableuncountableA ghost town in Franklin County, Missouri.
    5. countableuncountableA town and village therein, in Kewaunee County, Wisconsin.

CASCO3

nounCASCO (uncountable)
  1. abbreviationacronymuncountableAcronym of casualty and collision (“a class of motor vehicle insurance”).

Origin

  1. Spanishcasco
  2. Englishcasco

Borrowed from Spanish casco. Doublet of cask and casque.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

saccosocca
Cite this entry
APA

casco. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/casco

MLA

“casco.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/casco. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “casco,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/casco.

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