casquet

Catalan

Etymology

From casc +‎ -et.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [kəsˈkɛt]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [kəsˈkət]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [kasˈket]

Noun

casquet m (plural casquets)

1. a skullcap, side cap, or other brimless, visorless cap
2. (geometry) cap (portion of a sphere)
3. a spent shell casing

   Els agents dels Mossos d'Esquadra van trobar un casquet a l'interior de la casa.

   The officers of the Troopers found a spent shell in the interior of the house.

Derived terms

• casquet glacial (“ice cap”)

References

• “casquet”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
• “casquet” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.