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Howard Tayler / Re: PSA: What is a caixao?
« on: June 28, 2011, 05:43:37 AM »
Caxiao means "coffin" in Portuguese, at least as spoken in Brazil.
It also more generally means "container," so it's a bit more like the English word "casket." I imagine linguistic drift and merge giving us this word for the tiny, bed-only hotel rooms like they have in Tokyo.
It also more generally means "container," so it's a bit more like the English word "casket." I imagine linguistic drift and merge giving us this word for the tiny, bed-only hotel rooms like they have in Tokyo.