The story
- Spanish · borrowed fromcajón
- English todaycajón
From Spanish cajón, augmentative of caja (“box”). Doublet of cajon, caisson, and cassone.
Words from the same roots
Spanishcajón all →
cajon
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
cajón
Today it 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. Full definition →
Spanish cajón