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karton.

cardboard (a wood-based material resembling heavy paper, used in the manufacture of boxes, cartons and signs)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Polski language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkar.tɔn//ˈkar.tɔn/Middle, Polish[ˈkar.tɔn][ˈkar.tɔn]
  1. cardboard (a wood-based material resembling heavy paper, used in the manufacture of boxes, cartons and signs)

    inanimate · masculine · uncountable
  2. cardboard box (an industrially prefabricated box made from cardboard, primarily used for packaging goods or materials and often recycled)

    countable · inanimate · masculine
  3. cardboard box (an industrially prefabricated box made from cardboard, primarily used for packaging goods or materials and often recycled) cardboard box (contents of such a box)

    countable · inanimate · masculine
  4. cartoon (drawing on thick paper or canvas used as a pattern for monumental compositions)

    countable · inanimate · masculine
  5. machine-made canvas

    inanimate · masculine
  6. percale (fine, closely woven fabric, made from cotton, polyester or a mix of these, and used for sheets and clothing)

    dialectal · inanimate · masculine · obsolete
  7. card (sheet of printed paper)

    inanimate · masculine · obsolete
  8. replacement (newly printed corrected card to replace the incorrect one)

    inanimate · masculine · obsolete
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Ancient Greek χάρτης (khártēs)bor. Latin charta Italian carta Proto-Indo-European *-ōder. Proto-Indo-European *-Hōder.? Latin -ōnem Italian -one Italian cartonebor. French cartonbor. Polish karton Borrowed from French carton. First attested in the second half of the 18th century.

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