cajón

=

drawer

noun

cajón
masculine noun
1. drawer (de mueble)
  • cajón de sastre (figurative) -> muddle, jumble
  • eso es de cajón (informal figurative) -> that goes without saying

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cajón [cah-hone’]
noun
1. Box or chest for goods. (m)
2. Chest of drawers; drawer under a table; locker; moneydrawer. (m)
3. Mould for casting the pipes of an organ. (m)
4. Space between the shelves of a bookcase. (m)
5. Tub in which wet cloth is laid. (m)
6. Dry-goods store. (Mexico) (m)
7. Crib, caisson. (m)
  • Ser de cajón -> or una cosa de cajón, to be a matter of course, or a common thing
  • Ser un cajón de sastre -> (Met.) 1. To have one’s brain full of confused ideas. 2. To know a great many things.
  • Cajones de cámara -> (Naut.) Lockers in the cabins of ships
8. Stall, booth. (m)
  • Cajón de rop -> (Mex.), Draper’s (shop), dry-goods store
9. (Tec.) Cajón hidráulico, cajón de suspensión, caisson. (m)
10. Ravine. (Ante Meridian & Central America) (m)

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