caja tonta
Spanish
Etymology
Literally, “silly box”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌkaxa ˈtonta/ [ˌka.xa ˈt̪õn̪.t̪a]
- Syllabification: ca‧ja ton‧ta
Noun
caja tonta f (plural cajas tontas)
- (idiomatic, colloquial, derogatory) (UK, Canada) idiot box, (US) boob tube (television, television set, telly)
- Synonyms: caja idiota, caja boba
Further reading
- “caja tonta”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024