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cajón

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English

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Etymology

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From Spanish cajón, augmentative of caja (box). Doublet of cajon, caisson, and cassone.

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Noun

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cajón (plural cajóns or cajones)

  1. (music) A box-shaped percussion instrument played by slapping the front or rear faces (generally thin plywood) with the hands, fingers, or sometimes various implements.

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from Spanish cajón. Related to caixão (coffin).

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  • Hyphenation: ca‧jón

Noun

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cajón m (plural cajones)

  1. (music) cajón (box-shaped percussion instrument)

Spanish

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Etymology

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From caja (box) +‎ -ón (augmentative suffix).

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Noun

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cajón m (plural cajones)

  1. a large box
  2. drawer
    Synonym: gaveta
  3. (music) cajón (box-shaped percussion instrument)
  4. (Latin America) coffin
    Synonym: ataúd
  5. (Argentina, Chile) a valley surrounded by mountains of considerable height, through which a river runs
    • 2010 September 24, Helvio Soto Salles, Riesgos Y Peligros: Exploraciones Geológicas Para La Minería En Gran Altura Geográfica, Palibrio, →ISBN, page 83:
      [] por un cajón o valle encerrado, con poca ventilación, con abundante nieve, lo que provoca una reflexión máxima del sol en un ambiente húmedo próximo a la saturación.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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Descendants

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  • Cebuano: kahon
  • English: cajón
  • Portuguese: cajón
  • Tagalog: kahon, kason

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