c 3 a 1 s 1 e 1 m 3 a 1 t 1 e 1
8 letters · 12 points in Scrabble
Meaning
originFrom French casemate, from Italian casamatta. Further origin unclear, could be a compound casa (“house”) + matta (“mat (of straw), roof made of such material”), or borrowed from Greek χάσματα (chásmata) the plural of χάσμα (chásma, “gap”), presumably referring to the loopholes for shooting from.
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