caixa

From Old Occitan caissa, from Latin capsa. Doublet of capsa.

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /ˈka.ʃə/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈkaj.ʃa/

caixa f (plural caixes)

1. box
2. savings bank

There is a semantical difference in the usage of caixa and capsa according to their size. Boxes larger than a shoebox are usually called caixa, while boxes smaller than a shoebox (e.g. for matches, confectioneries, pills) are capsa.

• caixa negra f

• capsa f

From Old Portuguese cajxa, qajxa, from Latin capsa.

• IPA^(key): /ˈkajʃɐ/

caixa f (plural caixas)

1. box
2. savings bank

From Old Portuguese cajxa, qajxa, from Latin capsa.

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈkaj.ʃɐ/
• Hyphenation: cai‧xa

caixa f (plural caixas)

1. box

   Chutei a caixa ― I kicked the box

2. (music) Clipping of caixa de guerra; snare drum (Brazilian percussion instrument used in a samba bateria)

• caixão

caixa m, f (plural caixas)

1. cashier (one who works at a till handling payments)

   Aquele caixa trabalha bem. ― That cashier works well.

• The Oxford Paperback Portuguese Dictionary, 1996