cassete

Portuguese

Alternative forms

  • K7 (abbreviation)

Etymology

Borrowed from French cassette.

Pronunciation

 

  • Rhymes: (Brazil) -ɛt͡ʃi, (Portugal) -ɛtɨ
  • Hyphenation: cas‧se‧te

Noun

cassete (Brazil) m or (Portugal) f (plural cassetes)

  1. cassette (case containing magnetic tape used for recording)
    Synonym: K7
    Hyponyms: minicassete, videocassete, musicassete

Usage notes

Used especially for audio cassettes in common parlance, with videocassete specifying the video tape counterpart. The terms minicassete and musicassete refer strictly to the audio format.

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