caixão

Portuguese

Etymology

From caixa (“box”) +‎ -ão (augmentative suffix), from Latin capsa (“box”). Compare French caisson (“box”), Latin American Spanish cajón (“coffin”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /kajˈʃɐ̃w̃/ [kaɪ̯ˈʃɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /kajˈʃɐ̃w̃/

Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃
Hyphenation: cai‧xão

Noun

caixão m (plural caixões)

coffin
Synonyms: ataúde, féretro

Further reading

“caixão” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
“caixão” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

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