A type of helmet with a broad brim, historically worn in Spain; also refers to the hull or shell of a ship.
From Spanish 'casco' (helmet), possibly from Latin 'quassare' (to break). The naval meaning extends from the helmet shape.
Spanish soldiers wore cascos so distinctive that conquistadors in Mexico were mistaken for gods—the unfamiliar helmets were genuinely terrifying to Aztecs!
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