caixão

Portuguese

Etymology

From caixa (“box”) +‎ -ão (augmentative suffix), from Latin capsa (“box”). Compare French caisson (“box”), Latin American Spanish cajón (“coffin”).

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /kaˈʃɐ̃w̃/ [kaˈʃɐ̃ʊ̯̃], (careful pronunciation) /kajˈʃɐ̃w̃/ [kaɪ̯ˈʃɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /kajˈʃɐ̃w̃/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /kaˈʃɐ̃w̃/

  • Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃
  • Hyphenation: cai‧xão

Noun

caixão m (plural caixões)

  1. coffin
    Synonyms: ataúde, féretro

Further reading

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