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box.

speaker, loudspeaker

3 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

noun/bɔks/
  1. speaker, loudspeaker

    masculine
  2. playpen

    masculine
  3. compartment for livestock

    masculine
  4. tax category

    masculine
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Where this word comes from

Borrowed from English box. Doublet of buks (“shotgun”), bus (“container”), and pyxis. The sense "playpen" is a pseudo-anglicism.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.