Translation
drawer, crate
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Word origin
Augmentative of caja ('box'), from Latin capsa ('case, chest'). The suffix -ón marks something larger, so a cajón is literally a 'big box'. English 'case' and 'capsule' share the Latin root.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- capsa
- English cognates
- case, capsule
Grammar
Examples
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I keep my socks in the top drawer.
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Open the drawer and take out the scissors.
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The apples came in a wooden crate.
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I cannot find the keys in any drawer.
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Can you close that drawer, please?
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 31, lesson 7: cajón, cerradura, esconderse and 7 more words.