caixa-prego

Portuguese

Etymology

Literally, “nail box”.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkaj.ʃɐ ˈpɾɛ.ɡu/ [ˈkaɪ̯.ʃɐ ˈpɾɛ.ɡu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkaj.ʃɐ ˈpɾɛ.ɡu/ [ˈkaɪ̯.ʃɐ ˈpɾɛ.ɡu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkaj.ʃa ˈpɾɛ.ɡo/ [ˈkaɪ̯.ʃa ˈpɾɛ.ɡo]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈkaj.ʃɐ ˈpɾɛ.ɡu/ [ˈkaj.ʃɐ ˈpɾɛ.ɣu]

Noun

caixa-prego f (plural caixa-pregos)

1. (Brazil, colloquial) a very distant place

Further reading

• “caixa-prego”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
• “caixa-prego”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2024