"caso" meaning in Spanish

See caso in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈkaso/, [ˈka.so] Forms: casos [plural]
Rhymes: -aso Etymology: Borrowed from Latin cāsus. Etymology templates: {{bor+|es|la|cāsus}} Borrowed from Latin cāsus, {{root|es|ine-pro|*ḱh₂d-}} Head templates: {{es-noun|m}} caso m (plural casos)
  1. case (situation or fact) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-caso-es-noun-IxRhX43f
  2. (medicine) case (instance of a medical condition) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-caso-es-noun-JBZSuvru Categories (other): Medicine, Pages with 9 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 9 entries: 3 1 2 1 4 1 2 5 1 1 3 6 9 2 18 1 13 4 4 3 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 6 1 1 2 6 11 1 21 1 16 2 2 2 21 Topics: medicine, sciences
  3. (law) case Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-caso-es-noun-u~zUFgoe Categories (other): Law Topics: law
  4. (grammar) case Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-caso-es-noun-u~zUFgoe1 Categories (other): Grammar Topics: grammar, human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
  5. occasion Tags: masculine Synonyms: ocasión
    Sense id: en-caso-es-noun-mf0LFIVw
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: casual

Verb

IPA: /ˈkaso/, [ˈka.so]
Rhymes: -aso Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Etymology templates: {{nonlemma}} See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Head templates: {{head|es|verb form}} caso
  1. first-person singular present indicative of casar Tags: first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular Form of: casar
    Sense id: en-caso-es-verb-r6cCfL~- Categories (other): Pages with 9 entries, Pages with entries, Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 9 entries: 3 1 2 1 4 1 2 5 1 1 3 6 9 2 18 1 13 4 4 3 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 6 1 1 2 6 11 1 21 1 16 2 2 2 21 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 1 32 2 20 5 40
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "a caso hecho"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "caso ablativo"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "caso acusativo"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "caso aislado"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "caso clínico"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "caso dativo"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "caso de"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "caso de conciencia"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "caso de corte"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "caso de honra"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "caso esivo"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "caso fortuito"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "caso genitivo"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "caso instrumental"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "caso locativo"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "caso nominativo"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "caso oblicuo"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "caso perdido"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "caso que"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "caso vocativo"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "en caso de"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "en cualquier caso"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "en todo caso"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "en último caso"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "estar en el caso"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "hablar al caso"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "hacer al caso"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "hacer caso"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "hacer caso omiso"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "llegado el caso"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "ni caso"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "no tiene caso"
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      "word": "poner por caso"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "vamos al caso"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
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          "text": "en mi caso",
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          "text": "es un caso especial",
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          "english": "The number of cases of diabetes among children is rising",
          "text": "Aumentan los casos de diabetes entre niños.",
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          "type": "example"
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          "english": "the Bárcenas case",
          "text": "el caso Bárcenas",
          "translation": "the Bárcenas case",
          "type": "example"
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          "word": "ocasión"
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      "ipa": "/ˈkaso/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈka.so]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aso"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "(Latin America) cazo"
    }
  ],
  "word": "caso"
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      "word": "a caso hecho"
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    {
      "word": "acaso"
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      "word": "caso ablativo"
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      "word": "caso acusativo"
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    {
      "word": "caso de honra"
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    {
      "word": "caso fortuito"
    },
    {
      "word": "caso genitivo"
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    {
      "word": "caso instrumental"
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    {
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    {
      "word": "en todo caso"
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    {
      "word": "en último caso"
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      "word": "estar en el caso"
    },
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      "word": "hablar al caso"
    },
    {
      "word": "hacer al caso"
    },
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      "word": "hacer caso omiso"
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      "word": "llegado el caso"
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    {
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          "english": "The number of cases of diabetes among children is rising",
          "text": "Aumentan los casos de diabetes entre niños.",
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          "type": "example"
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      ],
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          "case",
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          "english": "the Bárcenas case",
          "text": "el caso Bárcenas",
          "translation": "the Bárcenas case",
          "type": "example"
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          "case",
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        "es:Grammar"
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      "glosses": [
        "case"
      ],
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        [
          "grammar",
          "grammar"
        ],
        [
          "case",
          "case"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(grammar) case"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "grammar",
        "human-sciences",
        "linguistics",
        "sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "occasion"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "occasion",
          "occasion"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "ocasión"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkaso/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈka.so]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aso"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "(Latin America) cazo"
    }
  ],
  "word": "caso"
}

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    "Rhymes:Spanish/aso/2 syllables",
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    "Spanish entries with incorrect language header",
    "Spanish non-lemma forms",
    "Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Spanish terms with audio pronunciation",
    "Spanish terms with homophones",
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    {
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      },
      "expansion": "caso",
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    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "ca‧so"
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "ca‧so"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Spanish",
  "lang_code": "es",
  "pos": "verb",
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    {
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "casar"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "first-person singular present indicative of casar"
      ],
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        [
          "casar",
          "casar#Spanish"
        ]
      ],
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        "first-person",
        "form-of",
        "indicative",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkaso/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈka.so]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aso"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "(Latin America) cazo"
    }
  ],
  "word": "caso"
}

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