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carton
2 English words descend from French
carton
, most common first.
cartoon
A humorous drawing, often with a caption, or a strip of such drawings.
carton
An inexpensive, disposable box-like container fashioned from either paper, paper with wax-covering (wax paper), or other lightweight material.