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caja

box

noun KAH-hah Less Common

Also means

cash register

Usage Note

Caja covers a cardboard box, a supermarket checkout till (caja registradora), and a savings bank (caja de ahorros). Pagar en caja means to pay at the till. The diminutive cajita is common for a small box. Do not confuse with cajón (a large drawer or crate), which is an augmentative.

Examples

"Metió los libros en una caja grande."

Natural Translation

She put the books in a large box.

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