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cassaba
nounLow
/kəˈsɑːbə/A large, winter melon with a tough, yellow to orange rind and sweet, pale green flesh.
cassander
nounVery Rare
/kəˈsændə/A person who predicts misfortune or disaster.
cassandra
nounC2
/kəˈsɑːndrə/A person who prophesies misfortune or disaster; a prophet of doom.
cassapanca
nounVery low / Obsolete
/ˌkæsəˈpæŋkə/A chest or large bench designed for storage, often with a hinged lid that can serve as a seat.
cassareep
nounVery Rare
/ˈkæsəriːp/A thick syrup or sauce made from the juice of the cassava root, boiled with spices.
cassata
nounLow
/kəˈsɑːtə/A traditional Italian ice cream cake or dessert, typically layered with sponge cake, ricotta cheese, candied fruit, nuts, and sometimes chocolate.
cassation
nounC2
/kəˈseɪʃən/The annulment, overturning, or setting aside of a court's judgment, especially by a higher court.
cassatt
nounLow
/kəˈsæt/A proper noun referring to the American Impressionist painter Mary Cassatt (1844–1926).
cassava
nounB2
/kəˈsɑː.və/A tropical plant with starchy tuberous roots used as a staple food, from which tapioca is made.
cassegrain telescope
nounLow
/ˈkæsɪɡreɪn ˈtɛlɪskəʊp/A reflecting telescope with a concave primary mirror and a convex secondary mirror that reflects light back through a hole in the primary mirror to the eyepiece, resulting in a compact optical path.
cassel
nounRare / Obsolete
/ˈkæsəl/A variant spelling of the name of the German city Kassel.
cassel brown
nounVery low (specialist/technical/historical)
/ˌkæsəl ˈbraʊn/A dark brown pigment or color, historically derived from iron oxide and humus, often used in artist's paints and industrial applications.
cassel yellow
nounRare
/ˌkæs.əl ˈjel.əʊ/A specific, deep yellow pigment or colour, also historically known as 'patent yellow' or 'Montpellier yellow', composed of lead oxychloride.
casselberry
nounVery Low
/ˈkæsəlˌbɛri/A place name referring to a city in the U.S. state of Florida.
cassena
nounRare
/kəˈsiːnə/A type of holly shrub or small tree native to southeastern North America, Ilex cassine, or the tea made from its dried leaves.
casserole
nounverbverb-transitiveC1
/ˈkæs.ə.rəʊl/A deep, heavy cooking dish or the food cooked and served in it, typically a combination of ingredients baked slowly.
cassette
nounB2
/kəˈsɛt/A small, flat, rectangular case containing magnetic tape used for audio or video recording and playback.
cassette deck
nounC1
/kəˈset ˌdek/A device for playing and recording audio cassettes, typically as part of a hi-fi system.
cassette memory
nounC2 / Very Low
/kəˈsɛt ˈmɛm(ə)ri/A type of computer memory, historically used as an early form of removable storage, where data was stored on magnetic tape housed in a small cassette, similar in appearance to an audio cassette.
cassia
nounLow
/ˈkasɪə/A type of aromatic tree or shrub whose bark, known as cinnamon or cassia cinnamon, is used as a spice.

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