cascabel

American  

[kas-kuh-bel] / ˈkæs kəˌbɛl /

noun

1. a knoblike projection at the rear of the breech of a muzzleloading cannon.

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cascabel British  

/ ˈkæskəˌbɛl /

noun

1. a knoblike protrusion on the rear part of the breech of an obsolete muzzle-loading cannon

2. the rear part itself

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Etymology

Origin of cascabel

1630–40; < Spanish: little round bell, rattle < Old Provençal cascavel, akin to Medieval Latin *cascabellus, equivalent to Vulgar Latin *cascab ( us ) (variant of Latin caccabus pot) + Latin -ellus diminutive suffix