Meaning
box, (small) case, crate
- cassette
In a sentence
Ho trovato una cassetta di legno in garage.
I found a wooden crate in the garage.
Hai ancora la cassetta del vecchio film?
Do you still have the cassette of the old movie?
Non mettere la frutta in quella cassetta.
Don't put the fruit in that crate.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| cassetta | feminine · singular |
| cassette | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Use cassetta for small containers: cassetta della posta, degli attrezzi, della frutta. For larger boxes, scatola or cassa is often more natural.
- For audio/video tapes, cassetta is common; music players are mangiacassette. Today it can sound dated except in nostalgic or technical contexts.
- Many fixed uses take di or da: cassetta di sicurezza, cassetta della posta, cassetta degli attrezzi. Learn the whole phrase, not just the noun.