la
/ˈkaxa/
Translation
box, till, cash register
Word origin
From Latin capsa ('box, case, chest'), via Catalan or Occitan caixa. The same Latin root gives English 'case' and 'capsule'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- capsa
- English cognates
- case, capsule, cash
Grammar
Examples
metal .
She kept all her memories in an old metal box.
.
Please pay at the till at the back of the shop.
rota devolver .
The box arrived broken and the order had to be returned.
.
There is an empty shoebox under the bed.
regalaron chocolates .
Keep the old books inside that big box.
.
They gave him a box of chocolates for his birthday.
Used in
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