cajón
US/kəˈhoʊn/
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cajón noun: a box-shaped percussion instrument played by slapping the front or rear faces (generally thin plywood) with the hands, fingers, or sometimes various implements.
Noun
cajón (plural cajóns or cajones)
- A box-shaped percussion instrument played by slapping the front or rear faces (generally thin plywood) with the hands, fingers, or sometimes various implements.
Forms of cajón
| plural | cajóns |
|---|---|
| plural | cajones |
Origin of cajón
From Spanish cajón, augmentative of caja (“box”). Doublet of cajon, caisson, and cassone.
Words formed from cajón
Questions about cajón
- What does cajón mean?
- Cajón means a box-shaped percussion instrument played by slapping the front or rear faces (generally thin plywood) with the hands, fingers, or sometimes various implements.
- What part of speech is cajón?
- Cajón is a noun.
- How do you pronounce cajón?
- Cajón is pronounced /kəˈhoʊn/ (US).
- What is the plural of cajón?
- The plural of cajón is cajóns.
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