caja

Significat (anglès)

1. (feminine) box, case
2. (feminine) bank
3. (feminine) cash desk
4. (feminine) cash register, register, cash box
5. (feminine) gearbox
6. (feminine) snare drum
7. (feminine) case

Amb guionet com

ca‧ja

Gènere

♀️ Femení

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈkaxa/

Etimologia (anglès)

Probably borrowed from Catalan caixa or Occitan caissa, from Latin capsa. (Latin /-ps-/ yields palatal outcomes in the latter two, but not in Spanish; cf. Latin ipse > Sp. ese, Catalan eixe.) Related to English case and cash and, more distantly, Spanish quijada.

Sents

La caja contiene dinero y las llaves de un escondite de mansión secreta .

The box contains money and the keys to a secret mansion hideout.

Ahora vacíe la caja fuerte .

Now empty the safe.

La caja de velocidades logra transiciones rápidas y suaves .

The gearbox achieves quick and smooth transitions.

Danzan al ritmo de la dulzaina y el redoble de la caja o tamboril .

They dance to the rhythm of the dulzaina and the roll of the box or drum.