cajón
English edit
Etymology edit
From Spanish cajón, augmentative of caja (“box”). Doublet of caisson and cassone.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
cajón (plural cajóns or cajones)
- (music) A box-shaped percussion instrument played by slapping the front or rear faces (generally thin plywood) with the hands, fingers, or sometimes various implements.
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
box-shaped percussion instrument
Further reading edit
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Unadapted borrowing from Spanish cajón. Related to caixão (“coffin”).
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: ca‧jón
Noun edit
cajón m (plural cajones)
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
From caja (“box”) + -ón (augmentative suffix).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
cajón m (plural cajones)
- a large box
- drawer
- Synonym: gaveta
- (music) cajón (box-shaped percussion instrument)
- (Latin America) coffin
- Synonym: ataúd
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
Further reading edit
- “cajón”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014