cazo

See also: cazó

Asturian

Verb

cazo

1. first-person singular present indicative of cazar

Galician

Etymology 1

Unknown. Perhaps from Late Latin cattia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkɑθʊ], (western) [ˈkɑsʊ]

Noun

cazo m (plural cazos)

1. ladle

   Synonym: culler

2. pan, saucepan

   Synonym: cazola

Derived terms

• cazola
• cazolo

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “cazo”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “cazo”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “cazo”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Etymology 2

Verb

cazo

1. first-person singular present indicative of cazar

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /ˈkaθo/ [ˈka.θo]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /ˈkaso/ [ˈka.so]

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• Rhymes: -aθo
• Rhymes: -aso
• Syllabification: ca‧zo
• Homophone: (Latin America) caso

Etymology 1

Inherited from Late Latin cattia, possibly reinterpreted as a neuter collective plural, if so, the Spanish form may be from a Vulgar Latin *cattium.

Noun

cazo m (plural cazos)

1. a kind of large saucepan or saucepot, wider at top than at bottom
2. ladle
3. (colloquial) clumsy person
4. (colloquial) pimp
5. (climbing) jug

Derived terms

• cazuela
• le dijo la sartén al cazo ¡aparta que me tiznas!

 

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

cazo

1. first-person singular present indicative of cazar

Further reading

• “cazo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28