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cartona light box or container, especially one made of cardboard

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: a light box or container, especially one made of cardboard

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈkɑːrtən/

Korean meaning: 판지나 골판지로 만든 상자나 용기

Korean pronunciation: **카**튼

Example Sentences

  • The cat got stuck in the Amazon delivery carton and now thinks it's his new luxury apartment.
  • Please recycle the carton after drinking the orange juice.
  • She bought a carton of eggs but dropped it in the parking lot - what an expensive omelet!

carton

NOUN

//ˈkɑːrtən//

a light box or container, especially one made of cardboard

carton concept
💡 Concept

a delivery worker carefully lifts a brown corrugated cardboard container from a tall stack. The lightweight box bends slightly in his hands showing its flexible cardboard construction. As he moves it toward the store entrance, other workers unload similar containers from the delivery truck. The containers are various sizes but all made from the same brown corrugated material with folded edges and flaps. Store employees wait nearby to receive the shipments and sort them by department. light boxes and containers made of cardboard being handled and transported

carton rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Martin the sparrow makes a spartan carton his throne!

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈkɑːrtən/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈkɑːtən/

🌳Etymology

Rootcarton

Origin

프랑스어 'carton'에서 유래했으며, 이는 이탈리아어 'cartone'(큰 종이)에서 왔습니다. 'carta'(종이)의 확대형으로, 두꺼운 종이나 판지를 의미하게 되었습니다.

🎵Rhyme

bartonmartinspartan
barton
martin
spartan

🔗Collocations

milk carton
egg carton
cigarette carton
juice carton
empty carton
cardboard carton
recycle cartons

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

The cat got stuck in the Amazon delivery carton and now thinks it's his new luxury apartment.

Please recycle the carton after drinking the orange juice.

😄 Fun example

She bought a carton of eggs but dropped it in the parking lot - what an expensive omelet!

The shipping carton was damaged during delivery.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

boxcontainerpackagecasepacket

Antonyms

loose itemsbulk

Related

cardboardpackagingcontainerboxwrapper

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