cartonaje

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Spanish

Etymology

From cartón +‎ -aje.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaɾtoˈnaxe/
  • Rhymes: -axe
  • Syllabification: car‧to‧na‧je

Noun

cartonaje m (plural cartonajes)

  1. cartons or cardboard
  2. the making of cartons or cardboard
    • 2016 May, “Encuentros entre líneas: Descubriendo el agua tibia”, in El Nacional:
      De ahí se extiende el espectro: Grabados, xilografías, serigrafía, colografía, cartonaje, intaglio, fotograbado, monotipia… La técnica se deja ver con impecable precisión en cada obra; sin embargo, el espacio los traiciona: los desvanece entre mesas y decorados.
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