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cajón

9.1

A large wooden box used for storing or moving goods

noun
/kəˈhɒn/

: cajón

The workers loaded each cajón with fresh vegetables for the market.

Examples

Each cajón was carefully labeled before being shipped overseas.
They found an old cajón in the warehouse filled with tools and spare parts.
The movers placed the cajón in the back of the truck.
I found an old cajón in the attic.
The workers loaded each cajón with fresh vegetables for the market.
Each cajón was carefully labeled before being shipped overseas.
They found an old cajón in the warehouse filled with tools and spare parts.

Synonyms

container

vscajón

245 1.3

A thing that holds or stores items, for example a box

is a wooden nonstandard box for packing goods rather than metal shipping units

crate

vscajón

189 1.7

A strong wooden box for storing or moving things and the amount inside it

is a large wooden box used for packing, storing, or transporting goods

cardboard box

vscajón

37 1.0

A box made of cardboard used for packing or storing things

is a wooden heavy duty box for packing and transporting goods not cardboard

packing case

vscajón

1 2.3

A large strong box used to hold goods for storage or shipping

is a large wooden box used for packing and transport generally

packing box

vscajón

1 1.0

A large strong container used to hold things for moving or storage

is a large wooden box used for packing, storing, and transporting goods

woodbox

vscajón

1 3.2

A wooden box for storing or carrying things like firewood

is used for packing or transporting general goods rather than firewood specifically

How Big

container

245 1.3

pallet

19 3.4

cajón

9.1

crate

189 1.7

box

∞ 1.0

packet

101 1.8

Surface Forms

cajón singular

cajones plural

Etymology

Cajón comes from Spanish caja ('box') plus -ón, meaning a big box. As a crate, a cajón is a large wooden box for storing or moving goods, so the name still means a 'big box'.