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casquer

Pronunciation: /kas.ke/

“casquer” is a French word. Its 4 meanings in English:

verb

  1. to fall into a trap, particularly by paying money in advance
  2. to cough up, stump up, fork out, shell out (money)
  3. to cover with (something resembling) a helmet
  4. to put on (something resembling) a helmet

In French

  1. Recouvrir d’un casque.
  2. Recouvrir la tête à la manière d’un casque.
  3. Mettre un casque.
  4. Se couvrir la tête à la manière d’un casque.
  5. Payer (souvent une grosse somme), faire les frais de quelque chose.

Etymology

From Italian cascare (“to fall”). Sense 2 is a development of sense 1.

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