caisse

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See also: Caisse and caísse

Bourguignon

Etymology

From Latin capsa.

Noun

caisse f (plural caisses)

pan
box

Synonyms

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Occitan caissa, from Latin capsa. Compare the etymological doublets châsse and casse.

Pronunciation

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Audio (CAN): (file)
Rhymes: -ɛs

Noun

caisse f (plural caisses)

box
cash register
fund
bank
(colloquial) car
- 1987, “Joe le taxi”, Étienne Roda-Gil (lyrics), Franck Langolff (music), performed by Vanessa Paradis:
  Dans sa caisse / La musique à Joe / C’est la rumba
  In his car / Joe's music / Is rumba
Synonyms: voiture, chiotte
(vulgar) fart

Derived terms

Related terms

capsule

Further reading

“caisse”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

cessai

Middle French

Noun

caisse f (plural caisses)

chest (large storage box)

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