cartón

cardboard

noun kahr-TOHN Rare

Origin: From Italian cartone ('large paper'), an augmentative of carta ('paper').

Also means

carton

Usage Note

Cartón means cardboard as a material, and also a carton or box made from it — un cartón de leche ('a carton of milk'). It should not be confused with carta ('letter', 'menu') or tarjeta ('card'). The plural cartones is regular. In Latin American slang, cartón can refer to a cardboard box used as a makeshift shelter, giving it a sometimes charged social connotation.

Examples

"Guardó los libros en una caja de cartón."

Natural Translation

He stored the books in a cardboard box.

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