Schachtel

Meaning

1. (feminine) a small, usually square box, package or case
2. (feminine,obsolete,vulgar) vulva, vagina
3. (derogatory,feminine) woman

Gender

♀️ Feminine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈʃaxtəl/

Etymology

15th century, from Italian scatola, with metathesis from Latin castulum, itself a diminutive of Lombardic Old High German kasto. Hence a doublet of inherited Kasten as well as the later borrowing Schatulle. The -ch- is due to a Bavarian consonantal development, for which compare Spachtel.

Sentences

Es sind keine Klammern mehr in der Schachtel .

There are no more brackets in the box.

Molly krallte sich sogleich eine Schachtel Zigaretten .

Molly immediately grabbed a pack of cigarettes.