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Pronunciation / Transliteration: seen-ta
"Escuchó sus canciones favoritas de una vieja cinta."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A flat, rectangular container that holds a length of magnetic tape for recording or playing audio or video.
"She played her favorite songs from an old cassette in the car." - 2
A similar container used for other purposes, such as holding film or data.
"The photographer used a cassette to store the film."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the French word 'cassette', meaning 'little box', which itself comes from the Italian 'casetta' (diminutive of 'casa', house). It entered the English language in the mid-20th century, initially denoting a small case or container, and later specifically becoming synonymous with the compact audio cassette magnetic tape format.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Cassette" is said worldwide
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cassette
Transliteration: ka-set
"Elle a écouté sa musique préférée sur une vieille cassette."
Kassette
Transliteration: ka-set-te
"Er spielte seine Lieblingslieder von einer alten Kassette ab."
cassetta
Transliteration: ka-set-ta
"Ha ascoltato le sue canzoni preferite da una vecchia cassetta."
cinta
Transliteration: seen-ta
"Escuchó sus canciones favoritas de una vieja cinta."
cassete
Transliteration: ka-set
"Ela ouviu suas músicas favoritas de um velho cassete."
कैसेट
Transliteration: kaisett
"उसने एक पुराने कैसेट से अपने पसंदीदा गाने सुने।"
卡带
Transliteration: kǎdài
"她从一盘旧卡带中播放了她最喜欢的歌曲。"
카세트
Transliteration: kaseuteu
"그녀는 오래된 카세트에서 좋아하는 노래를 들었다."
カセット
Transliteration: kasetto
"彼女は古いカセットからお気に入りの曲を再生した。"
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