caixón

Galician

Alternative forms

• queixón
• caixom, caixão (reintegrationist)

Etymology

From caixa (“box”) +‎ -ón.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kajˈʃoŋ/ [kɑjˈʃoŋ]
• Rhymes: -oŋ
• Hyphenation: cai‧xón

Noun

caixón m (plural caixóns)

1. drawer, box (compartment of an item of furniture)

   Synonym: gaveta

2. large box
3. unit of measure, used for weighting fish, equivalent to 50 kg

Related terms

• caixa

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “caixón”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “caixón”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “caixón”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
• “caixón”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025