casal

== English == === Etymology === From case + -al. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkeɪsəl/ === Adjective === casal (not comparable) (grammar) Of or relating to a case. === References === “casal”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. === Anagrams === AACSL, Calas, Scala, calas, scala == Catalan == === Etymology === Inherited from Late Latin casāle (“country house, farm”), ultimately from Latin casa. Compare Portuguese casal, Spanish casal, Italian casale. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [kəˈzal] IPA(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [kaˈzal] Rhymes: -al === Noun === casal m (plural casals) a manor house the seat of an association, generally open to the public, of a cultural, political, recreational, etc. nature a noble house, such as the royal house of Austria or Aragon ==== Derived terms ==== casal català === Further reading === “casal”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 == Galician == === Alternative forms === casar === Etymology === From Old Galician-Portuguese casal, from Late Latin casāle (“country house, farm”), ultimately from Latin casa. Compare Portuguese casal, Spanish casal, Italian casale, Old French chesal. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kaˈsal/ === Noun === casal m (plural casais) homestead (a house together with surrounding land and buildings) Synonym: casarío hamlet Synonyms: barrio, casarío, lugar, quinteiro, rueiro, poubea, vilar ==== Derived terms ==== === References === Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “casal”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “casal”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “casal”, 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), “casal”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “casal”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN == Irish == === Etymology === From Old Irish casal (“mantle, cloak, chasuble”), from Latin casula (“little cottage, hooded cloak”), a diminutive of casa (“house”). === Noun === casal m (genitive singular casail, nominative plural casail) (Christianity) chasuble mantle ==== Declension ==== === Mutation === === References === Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “casal”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla [Irish–English Dictionary], Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “casal”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language “chasuble”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026 de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “casal”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm == Occitan == === Alternative forms === casau (Gascony) chasal (Auvergne) === Etymology === From Old Occitan [Term?], from Late Latin casālis (“domestic, belonging to the house”) or casāle (“country house, farm”), ultimately from casa. === Pronunciation === === Noun === casal m (plural casals) (Languedoc) vegetable garden == Portuguese == === Etymology === From Old Galician-Portuguese casal, from Late Latin casālis (“domestic, belonging to the house”) or casāle (“country house, farm”), ultimately from casa. Compare Italian casale, Old French chesal, Spanish casal. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: (Brazil) -aw, (Portugal) -al Hyphenation: ca‧sal === Noun === casal m (plural casais) couple, married couple O casal perfeito não existe. ― The perfect couple does not exist. pair (colloquial) a pair consisting of a male and a female (Portugal) village, hamlet (Portugal) farmhouse ==== Quotations ==== For quotations using this term, see Citations:casal. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== casa ==== Descendants ==== → Hunsrik: Casal === Further reading === “casal”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “casal”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Inherited from Late Latin casālis (“domestic, belonging to the house”) or casāle (“country house, farm”), ultimately from casa. Compare Italian casale, Old French chesal, Catalan casal. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kaˈsal/ [kaˈsal] Rhymes: -al Syllabification: ca‧sal === Noun === casal m (plural casales) country house for farmworkers Synonym: casa de campo (Canary Islands, Rioplatense, Paraguay, Venezuela) mating pair (of animals) (poetic) hearth Synonyms: hogar, lar empty or vacant lot ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “casal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025