caixão
Portuguese
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Caixões.
Etymology
From caixa (“box”) + -ão (“augmentative suffix”), from Latin capsa (“box”). Compare French caisson.
Pronunciation
- (South Brazil) IPA(key): /kaj.ˈʃɐ̃õ/
Noun
caixão m (plural caixões)
- coffin
- Synonym: ataúde