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caixa torácica

Portuguese, noun/ˈkaj.ʃɐ toˈɾa.si.kɐ/

caixa torácica is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “rib cage (part of skeleton)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

What does caixa torácica mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    femininerib cage (part of skeleton)

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

How Portuguese dictionaries define it

phrase: 1. ver gaiola torácica

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 torácica

  • caixas torácicas plural
  • caixa toráxica alternative

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

How do you pronounce caixa torácica?

  • Brazil /ˈkaj.ʃɐ toˈɾa.si.kɐ/
  • Brazil [ˈkaɪ̯.ʃɐ toˈɾa.si.kɐ]
  • Portugal /ˈkaj.ʃɐ tɔˈɾa.si.kɐ/

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