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caixa-d'água

Portuguese, noun/ˌkaj.ʃɐˈd‿a.ɡwɐ/

caixa-d'água is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “water tank (container for storing water for domestic or municipal use)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “grande reservatório de água que serve para abastecer residências, bairros ou cidades, a depender da capacidade”.

What does caixa-d'água mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    femininewater tank (container for storing water for domestic or municipal use)

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Portuguese dictionaries define it

noun: 1. grande reservatório de água que serve para abastecer residências, bairros ou cidades, a depender da capacidade

The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.

Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of caixa-d'água

  • caixas-d'água plural
  • caixa d'água alternative misspelling

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce caixa-d'água?

  • Brazil /ˌkaj.ʃɐˈd‿a.ɡwɐ/
  • Brazil [ˌkaɪ̯.ʃɐˈd‿a.ɡwɐ]
  • Portugal /ˌkaj.ʃɐˈd‿a.ɡwɐ/

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.