carton

See also cartón

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɑː(r)tən

Etymology

From French carton.

Noun

carton (plural cartons)

1. An inexpensive, disposable box-like creation fashioned from either paper, paper with wax-covering (wax paper), or other lightweight material. It is designed to hold things for a short period of time and be discarded or recycled after use.

Translations

a box-like creation made with paper designed to hold things for a short time

Bulgarian: кашон (bg) m. Finnish: pakkaus (fi), kartonki (fi), tölkki (fi), laatikko (fi), rasia (fi), kenno (fi) French: carton (fr) m. German: Karton (de) m.

Icelandic: ferna (is) f. Korean: please add this translation if you can Persian: کارتن (fa) (kârton)

Anagrams

• cantor
• contra, Contra
• craton

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French

Etymology

From Italian cartone.

Pronunciation

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• IPA: /kaʁtɔ̃/, SAMPA: /kaR.tO~/
• Homophone: cartons

Noun

carton m. (plural cartons)

1. cardboard
2. carton, cardboard box
3. target
4. (art) sketch; cartoon
5. (cartography) inset map
6. card

Derived terms

• cartonner
• carton jaune
• carton rouge

Anagrams

• contra

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Romanian

Noun

carton n. (plural cartoane)

1. cardboard

Related terms

• cartona
• cartonabil
• cartonaj
• cartonare
• cartonaș
• cartonat
• necartonat