Meaning
box
- tin, can
In a sentence
La scatola è sotto il letto.
The box is under the bed.
Metto i biscotti in una scatola di latta.
I put the biscuits in a tin box.
Non trovo più la scatola delle scarpe.
I can't find the shoe box anymore.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| scatola | feminine · singular |
| scatole | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Use scatola for a generic container; cassa is usually a crate, speaker, or checkout, not a normal small box.
- For food packaging, native speakers often prefer lattina for drink cans; scatola sounds more like a box or tin container.
- Common idiom: essere fuori di scatola means "to be crazy" in informal speech; not used in formal contexts.