"cajón" meaning in Spanish

See cajón in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /kaˈxon/, [kaˈxõn], [kaˈχõŋ] [Venezuela], /kaˈʃon/ [Early, Modern, Spanish], [kaˈʃõn] [Early, Modern, Spanish] Forms: cajones [plural]
Rhymes: -on, -on Etymology: Etymology tree substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *kapyéti Proto-Italic *kapjō Proto-Italic *kapsos Latin capsa Old Catalan caixa Catalan caixabor.? ▲ Latin capsader. Occitan caissabor.? Spanish caja Spanish -ón Spanish cajón From caja (“box”) + -ón (augmentative suffix). Etymology templates: {{ety|es|:af|caja&lt;t:box&gt;|-ón&lt;pos:augmentative suffix&gt;|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree substratebor.? Proto-Indo-European *kap- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *kapyéti Proto-Italic *kapjō Proto-Italic *kapsos Latin capsa Old Catalan caixa Catalan caixabor.? ▲ Latin capsader. Occitan caissabor.? Spanish caja Spanish -ón Spanish cajón [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "be grasping", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "seize", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "bor.", "is_uncertain" : true, "keyword_label" : "Borrowed from", "terms" : [ { "lang_name" : "substrate", "status" : "ok", "children" : [ ], "lang" : "qfa-sub" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*kap-", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "id" : "intransitive verbs", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-yéti", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*kapyéti", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*kapjō", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*kapsos", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "capsa", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Old Catalan", "term" : "caixa", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "roa-oca" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Catalan", "term" : "caixa", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ca" }, { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "is_duplicate" : true, "children" : [ ], "status" : { "1" : "la", "2" : ":inh", "3" : "itc-pro:*kapsos<ety:from<itc-pro:*kapjō>>", "id" : "box" }, "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "capsa", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Occitan", "term" : "caissa", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "oc" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Spanish", "term" : "caja", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "es" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Spanish", "term" : "-ón", "status" : "ambiguous", "lang" : "es", "pos" : "augmentative suffix" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Spanish", "term" : "cajón", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "es" }" data-lang="es" data-title="cajón"> From caja (“box”) + -ón (augmentative suffix). Head templates: {{es-noun|m}} cajón m (plural cajones)
  1. a large box Tags: masculine
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  2. drawer Tags: masculine Synonyms: gaveta
    Sense id: en-cajón-es-noun-0ynxHZpg
  3. (music) cajón (box-shaped percussion instrument) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-cajón-es-noun-Vmd9e-v6 Categories (other): Musical instruments, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with entries, Spanish entries referencing ambiguous etymons, Spanish entries with etymology texts, Spanish entries with etymology trees, Spanish entries with etymon, Spanish entries with incorrect language header, Spanish terms suffixed with -ón Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 31 27 3 3 18 12 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 37 41 1 2 14 4 2 Disambiguation of Spanish entries referencing ambiguous etymons: 5 8 54 21 12 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with etymology texts: 4 12 41 33 10 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with etymology trees: 4 12 41 33 10 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with etymon: 5 8 53 23 11 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 2 31 47 14 6 Disambiguation of Spanish terms suffixed with -ón: 4 4 67 16 9 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
  4. (Latin America) coffin Tags: Latin-America, masculine Synonyms: ataúd
    Sense id: en-cajón-es-noun-4iZlytaB Categories (other): Latin American Spanish, Pages using etymon with no ID Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 31 27 3 3 18 12 6
  5. (Argentina, Chile) a valley surrounded by mountains of considerable height, through which a river runs Tags: Argentina, Chile, masculine
    Sense id: en-cajón-es-noun-jrl1xfJ8 Categories (other): Argentine Spanish, Chilean Spanish
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: cajón de sastre, cajonear, cajonero, de cajón, encajonar

Inflected forms

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  ],
  "etymology_text": "Etymology tree\nsubstratebor.?\nProto-Indo-European *kap-\nProto-Indo-European *-yéti\nProto-Indo-European *kapyéti\nProto-Italic *kapjō\nProto-Italic *kapsos\nLatin capsa\nOld Catalan caixa\nCatalan caixabor.?\n▲\nLatin capsader.\nOccitan caissabor.?\nSpanish caja\nSpanish -ón\nSpanish cajón\nFrom caja (“box”) + -ón (augmentative suffix).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "cajones",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "cajón m (plural cajones)",
      "name": "es-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "ca‧jón"
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "ca‧jón"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Spanish",
  "lang_code": "es",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a large box"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "large",
          "large"
        ],
        [
          "box",
          "box"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "drawer"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "drawer",
          "drawer"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "gaveta"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "es:Musical instruments"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "cajón (box-shaped percussion instrument)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "music",
          "music"
        ],
        [
          "cajón",
          "cajón#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(music) cajón (box-shaped percussion instrument)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "entertainment",
        "lifestyle",
        "music"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Latin American Spanish"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "coffin"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "coffin",
          "coffin"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Latin America) coffin"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "ataúd"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Latin-America",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Argentine Spanish",
        "Chilean Spanish",
        "Requests for translations of Spanish quotations",
        "Spanish terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2010 September 24, Helvio Soto Salles, Riesgos Y Peligros: Exploraciones Geológicas Para La Minería En Gran Altura Geográfica, Palibrio, →ISBN, page 83:",
          "text": "[…] 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.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a valley surrounded by mountains of considerable height, through which a river runs"
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Argentina, Chile) a valley surrounded by mountains of considerable height, through which a river runs"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Argentina",
        "Chile",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kaˈxon/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kaˈxõn]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-on"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kaˈχõŋ]",
      "tags": [
        "Venezuela"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kaˈʃon/",
      "tags": [
        "Early",
        "Modern",
        "Spanish"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kaˈʃõn]",
      "tags": [
        "Early",
        "Modern",
        "Spanish"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-on"
    }
  ],
  "word": "cajón"
}

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