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caixa.

box

5 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈka.ʃɐ/Brazil/ˈkaj.ʃɐ/Brazil[ˈkaɪ̯.ʃɐ]Brazil/ˈkaj.ʃɐ/Portugal

  1. box

    feminine

  2. snare drum

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *kapyéti Proto-Italic *kapjō Proto-Italic *kapsos Latin capsa Old Catalan caixabor. Old Galician-Portuguese caixa Portuguese caixa From Old Galician-Portuguese caixa, borrowed from Old Catalan caixa, from Latin capsa. Compare Sicilian caxa, Spanish caja.

noun/ˈka.ʃɐ/Brazil/ˈkaj.ʃɐ/Brazil[ˈkaɪ̯.ʃɐ]Brazil/ˈkaj.ʃɐ/Portugal

  1. cashier (one who works at a till handling payments)

    by-personal-gender · feminine · masculine
    Aquele caixa trabalha bem.
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *kapyéti Proto-Italic *kapjō Proto-Italic *kapsos Latin capsa Old Catalan caixabor. Old Galician-Portuguese caixa Portuguese caixa From Old Galician-Portuguese caixa, borrowed from Old Catalan caixa, from Latin capsa. Compare Sicilian caxa, Spanish caja.

noun/ˈka.ʃɐ/Brazil/ˈkaj.ʃɐ/Brazil[ˈkaɪ̯.ʃɐ]Brazil/ˈkaj.ʃɐ/Portugal

  1. ledger

    masculine

  2. a cash register and the counter upon which it resides

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *kapyéti Proto-Italic *kapjō Proto-Italic *kapsos Latin capsa Old Catalan caixabor. Old Galician-Portuguese caixa Portuguese caixa From Old Galician-Portuguese caixa, borrowed from Old Catalan caixa, from Latin capsa. Compare Sicilian caxa, Spanish caja.

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