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cascaron

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
cas-caron
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An eggshell filled with confetti to be thrown during balls, carnivals, etc, chiefly in Mexico and the southwestern US.

Etymology

Etymology tree Spanish cáscara Spanish -ón Spanish cascarónbor. English cascaron Borrowed from Spanish cascarón (“eggshell”).

Inflected Forms

cascarons (plural) cascarón (alternative)

Questions

What does cascaron mean?
An eggshell filled with confetti to be thrown during balls, carnivals, etc, chiefly in Mexico and the southwestern US.
Where does cascaron come from?
Etymology tree Spanish cáscara Spanish -ón Spanish cascarónbor. English cascaron Borrowed from Spanish cascarón (“eggshell”).

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