cas·ca·bel (k s k -b l )n. 1. A small, round, medium-hot dried chili. 2. A rounded projection behind the breech of a muzzleloading cannon. [Spanish, bell, rattle, from Old Provençal cascavel, from Vulgar Latin *casc  bellus, probably from *quassicre, to rattle, crack, from Latin quassre, to shatter; see squash2. Sense 1, from the sound of the loose seeds in the dried fruit.] |
cascabel [ˈkæskəˌbɛl]
n
1. (Military / Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) a knoblike protrusion on the rear part of the breech of an obsolete muzzle-loading cannon
2. (Military / Firearms, Gunnery, Ordnance & Artillery) the rear part itself
[from Spanish: small bell, rattle, of uncertain origin]
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| Noun | 1. |  cascabel - a bell attached to a sleigh, or to the harness of a horse that is pulling a sleighbell - a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck |
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