cajón

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɑˈhoʊn/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)

Noun

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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: ca‧jón

Noun

cajón m (plural cajones)

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

Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaˈxon/ [kaˈxõn]
  • IPA(key): /kaˈʃon/ [kaˈʃõn] (Early Modern Spanish)
  • Rhymes: -on
  • Syllabification: ca‧jón

Noun

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.
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Descendants

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

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