Polyglot Dictionary

caixão

/kajˈʃɐ̃w/

o noun B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
os caixões

Meaning

  1. coffin

    • O caixão foi levado.

      The coffin was carried.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

Sarg

Sarg is the German word for the same thing — both mean "coffin."

Spanish

ataúd

ataúd is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "coffin."

Practice

1 What does caixão mean?

2 Fill the gap: O ___ foi levado.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches caixão?

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