Feminine
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caisse

Meaning

  1. (feminine) box, crate
  2. (feminine) cash register
  3. (feminine) checkout (in a supermarket)
  4. (feminine) fund
  5. (feminine) bank (establishment managing such funds)
  6. (colloquial, feminine) car
  7. (feminine, vulgar) fart
  8. (feminine) body (of a car)

Frequency

B1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/kɛs/
Etymology

In summary

Inherited from Middle French caisse, borrowed from Occitan caissa, from Latin capsa. Compare the etymological doublets châsse and casse.

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