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matchbox en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

Etymology

From match + box.

Meanings

  1. A small box, usually a small cardboard box, in which matches are kept.

Forms

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Coordinates

matchbook · matchcover

Deriveds

matchbox skirt · matchbox bean · matchbox house · matchbox sign · matchbox label

Relateds

matchstick · matchhead

Translations (49)

eo alumetskatolo (small cardboard box in which matches are kept) · pt caixa de fósforo/fósforos (small cardboard box in which matches are kept) · hu gyufaskatulya (small cardboard box in which matches are kept) · hy լուցկու տուփ (small cardboard box in which matches are kept) · da tændstikæske (small cardboard box in which matches are kept) · cmn 火柴盒 (small cardboard box in which matches are kept) · ml തീപ്പെട്ടി (small cardboard box in which matches are kept) · bo ཙག་སྒྲ་སྒམ་ཆུང (small cardboard box in which matches are kept) · ta தீப்பெட்டி (small cardboard box in which matches are kept) · ms kotak mancis (small cardboard box in which matches are kept) · hu gyufásdoboz (small cardboard box in which matches are kept) · es cerillero (small cardboard box in which matches are kept) · nl luciferdoos (small cardboard box in which matches are kept) · nb fyrstikkeske (small cardboard box in which matches are kept) · it scatola di fiammiferi (small cardboard box in which matches are kept) · fo svávuldós (small cardboard box in which matches are kept) · el σπιρτόκουτο (small cardboard box in which matches are kept) · fa قوطی کبریت (small cardboard box in which matches are kept) · es fosforera (small cardboard box in which matches are kept) · ga bosca cipíní (small cardboard box in which matches are kept) · bo མུ་ཟི་སྒམ་ཆུང (small cardboard box in which matches are kept) · gv kishtey foaddan (small cardboard box in which matches are kept) · es caja de cerillas (small cardboard box in which matches are kept) · nl luciferdoosje (small cardboard box in which matches are kept) · th กล่องไม้ขีด (small cardboard box in which matches are kept) · af vuurhoutjieboksie (small cardboard box in which matches are kept) · mi pāki māti (small cardboard box in which matches are kept) · bg кутия кибрит (small cardboard box in which matches are kept) · ota كبریت قوطیسی (small cardboard box in which matches are kept) · izh pickapacka (small cardboard box in which matches are kept) · de Streichholzschachtel (small cardboard box in which matches are kept) · fi tulitikkuaski (small cardboard box in which matches are kept) · eo alumetujo (small cardboard box in which matches are kept) · nn fyrstikkeske (small cardboard box in which matches are kept) · sv tändsticksask (small cardboard box in which matches are kept) · af vuurhoutjiedosie (small cardboard box in which matches are kept) · pl pudełko od zapałek (small cardboard box in which matches are kept) · ja マッチ箱 (small cardboard box in which matches are kept) · ml തീപ്പെട്ടിക്കൂട് (small cardboard box in which matches are kept) · fr boîte d'allumettes (small cardboard box in which matches are kept) · es caja de fósforos (small cardboard box in which matches are kept) · et tikutoos (small cardboard box in which matches are kept) · ru спи́чечная коро́бка (small cardboard box in which matches are kept) · gu દીવાસળીની પેટી (small cardboard box in which matches are kept) · tr kibrit kutusu (small cardboard box in which matches are kept) · pa ਡੱਬੀ (small cardboard box in which matches are kept) · hu gyufásskatulya (small cardboard box in which matches are kept) · ru спи́чечный коробо́к (small cardboard box in which matches are kept) · fi tulitikkurasia (small cardboard box in which matches are kept)

wikipedia: matchbox

matchbox en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

Etymology

By genericization from the die-cast toy car brand Matchbox owned by Mattel, so-called due to the size of the toys to fix in matchboxes.

Meanings

  1. Any small, die-cast toy car, usually a collectible.

Forms

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wikipedia: matchbox · wikipedia: Matchbox (brand) · wikipedia: Mattel