cascabel

Meaning

  1. A small, round, hot variety of chili pepper, Capsicum annuum, which rattles when dry.
  2. A knob at the end of a cannon, cast onto the gun breech, to which a heavy rope is attached in order to control recoil.
  3. A bell attached to a sleigh or sleigh harness.

Translations

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈkæskəbɛl/
Etymology

From Spanish cascabel (“bell, rattle”).

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