"cajón" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /kɑˈhoʊn/ Forms: cajóns [plural], cajones [plural]
Etymology: From Spanish cajón, augmentative of caja (“box”). Doublet of caisson and cassone. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|es|cajón}} Spanish cajón, {{doublet|en|caisson|cassone}} Doublet of caisson and cassone Head templates: {{en-noun|s|cajones}} 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. Categories (topical): Musical instruments, Percussion instruments Derived forms: cajonist Translations (box-shaped percussion instrument): Cajón [neuter] (German), Kachon [neuter] (German), cajón [masculine] (Portuguese), cajón [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-cajón-en-noun-bq3rhDis Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with German translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 46 43 1 2 2 5 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 46 45 1 2 2 4 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music

Inflected forms

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