estuche
Spanish
Etymology
From Occitan estug, from Occitan estujar, from Latin studium. Compare Catalan estoig. Doublet of estudio.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /esˈtut͡ʃe/ [esˈt̪u.t͡ʃe]
- Rhymes: -utʃe
- Syllabification: es‧tu‧che
Noun
estuche m (plural estuches)
- case (to hold and protect something)
- un estuche para lentes de contacto ― a contact lens case
- case (for delicate tools)
- case, pencil case, pencil box
- Synonyms: estuche escolar, cartuchera
- case for a single CD (such as a jewel case)
- jewelry box
- (colloquial, chiefly in the plural) love handle, spare tyre (a large paunch and rolls of fat around the thighs)
Further reading
- “estuche”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014