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cask

  (kăsk) pronunciation
n.
  1. A sturdy cylindrical container for storing liquids; a barrel.
  2. The quantity that such a container can hold.

[Middle English caske, possibly from Old Spanish casco, potsherd, helmet, from cascar, to break. See cascara.]


 
 

1. A large, strong, barrel-shaped, leak-proof container generally used for storing wines and other spirits. Most wine casks are made of oak. 2. The quantity such a container holds.

 

[KASK] 1. A large, strong, barrel-shaped, leak-proof container generally used for storing wines and other spirits. Most wine casks are made of oak. 2. The quantity such a container holds.

 
pronunciation

IN BRIEF: A wooden barrel used to hold wine or other liquid.

pronunciation They had set a cask beneath the downspout to catch the rainwater.

 
Translations: Translations for: Cask

Dansk (Danish)
n. - tønde, fad

Nederlands (Dutch)
vat, in vaten doen

Français (French)
n. - tonneau, fût

Deutsch (German)
n. - Faß

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - βαρελάκι

Italiano (Italian)
fusto, botte, barile

Português (Portuguese)
n. - casco (m), pipa (f), barril (m)

Русский (Russian)
бочонок

Español (Spanish)
n. - barril, tonel, barrica

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - fat, (smör-)drittel

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
桶, 木桶

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 桶, 木桶

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 통

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - たる, 1たる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) برميل خشبي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮חבית‬


 
 

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