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10 Language-to-English DictionariesCaco
/ˈkeɪkoʊ/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A fragment of earthenware or a broken piece of pottery.
"Archaeologists uncovered an ancient caco embedded in the stratified soil layer."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Spanish and Portuguese word 'caco', meaning a piece of broken pottery or potsherd, tracing back to the Latin 'caccabus' (cooking pot). In various dialects and botanical or zoological contexts, it has been adopted as a combining form or specific regional term.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Caco" is said worldwide
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tesson
Transliteration: /tɛ.sɔ̃/
"Il a ramassé un vieux tesson de poterie."
Scherbe
Transliteration: /ˈʃɛʁbə/
"Sie fanden eine Tonscherbe aus der Römerzeit."
coccio
Transliteration: /ˈkɔt.tʃo/
"Il vaso è caduto ed è diventato un coccio."
caco
Transliteration: /ˈkako/
"Encontraron un caco de barro antiguo en la excavación."
caco
Transliteration: /ˈka.ku/
"O prato quebrou e virou um caco."
ठीकरे
Transliteration: thikare
"उत्खनन में मिट्टी का एक टूटा हुआ ठिकरा मिला।"
陶片
Transliteration: táo piàn
"考古学家在遗址中发现了很多陶片。"
토기 조각
Transliteration: togi jogak
"발굴 현장에서 오래된 토기 조각이 발견되었습니다."
土器片
Transliteration: dokihen
"遺跡から多くの土器片が出土した。"
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