el
masculine
/kasiˈʎeɾo/
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Translation
locker, pigeonhole
Word origin
From casilla ('compartment, pigeonhole'), a diminutive of casa ('house'), from Latin casa ('hut, cottage'), with the suffix -ero denoting a container of such compartments.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- casa
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluralcasilleros
Examples
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He kept his books in his locker at school.
empleado .
Each employee has a locker for their belongings.
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The postman left the letter in the right pigeonhole.
¿ ?
Which pigeonhole did you put the keys in?
muchos compartimentos.
The set of pigeonholes by the entrance has many compartments.
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