caisse

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See also: Caisse and caísse

Bourguignon

Etymology

From Middle French caisse, ultimately from Latin capsa (“box”).

Noun

caisse f (plural caisses)

  1. pan
  2. box

Synonyms

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French caisse, borrowed from Occitan caissa, from Latin capsa. Compare the etymological doublets châsse and casse.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɛs/, /kɛːs/
  • France (file)
  • Quebec, formal (file)
  • Quebec, formal (file)
  • Ontario, informal (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛs

Noun

caisse f (plural caisses)

  1. box, crate
  2. cash register
  3. checkout (in a supermarket)
  4. fund
  5. bank (establishment managing such funds)
  6. (colloquial) car
    Synonyms: voiture, chiotte
  7. (vulgar) fart
  8. body (of a car)

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Middle French

Etymology

Borrowed from Occitan caissa, from Latin capsa.

Noun

caisse f (plural caisses)

  1. chest (large storage box)

Descendants

  • French: caisse
  • → Bourguignon: caisse
  • → English: cash
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