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"Casco" is a form of "casco", a noun which is often translated as "helmet". "Pezuña" is a noun which is often translated as "hoof". Learn more about the difference between "casco" and "pezuña" below.
el casco(
kahs
-
koh
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
2. (bit)
a. piece
Al entrar en casa, encontramos cascos de cristales y un balón en el salón.When we got into the house, we found pieces of glass and a ball in the living room.
b. fragment
Los arqueólogos encontraron cascos de vasijas egipcias en el lugar de la excavación.The archeologists found fragments of Egyptian pots at the dig site.
3. (culinary)
4. (container)
a. empty bottle
¿Puedes tirar los cascos de agua al contenedor de reciclaje?Can you please put the empty water bottles in the recycling bin?
a. hoof
Hay que herrar a los caballos para protegerles los cascos.You have to shoe horses to protect their hooves.
7. (nautical)
a. hull
Tenemos que lijar y pintar el casco del barco antes de sacarlo a navegar.We have to sand and paint the hull of the boat before taking it out sailing.
los cascos
A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
a. headphones
¿Te importaría quitarte los cascos cuando te estoy hablando?Would you mind taking your headphones off when I'm talking to you?
la pezuña(
peh
-
soo
-
nyah
)A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
1. (anatomy)
a. hoof
Las pezuñas de los caballos se hundían en el lodo del camino.The horses' hooves sank into the mud on the track.
2. (colloquial) (hand)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. paw (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
No quiero que Marta toque mis joyas con sus pezuñas.I don't want Marta to get her paws on my jewelry.
3. (colloquial) (bad foot smell) (Central America) (Ecuador) (Peru)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Central America: Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama
Regionalism used in Ecuador
Regionalism used in Peru
a. smell of sweaty feet
Los pies del senderista desprendían una fuerte pezuña cuando se quitó las botas.There was a strong smell of sweaty feet when the hiker took off his boots.
