different between carton vs pieces

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French carton, from Italian cartone. Doublet of cartoon.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?k??t?n/, /?k??tn?/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?k??tn?/, [?k????n?]
• Rhymes: -??(?)t?n

Noun

carton (countable and uncountable, plural cartons)

1. An inexpensive, disposable box-like container fashioned from either paper, paper with wax-covering (wax paper), or other lightweight material.

   Synonyms: cardboard box, container, package

2. A pack of cigarettes, usually ten, wrapped in cellophane or packed in a light cardboard box.

   Synonym: pack

3. (Australia) A cardboard box that holds (usually 24) beer bottles or cans.

   Synonym: case

   • 2009 October 19, Oliver O'Connell, in "Message From Mr Yunupingu" [1]

4. (archaic) A kind of thin pasteboard.
5. (archaic) A small disc within the bullseye of a target.
6. (archaic) A shot that strikes this disc.

Translations

Verb

carton (third-person singular simple present cartons, present participle cartoning, simple past and past participle cartoned)

1. To put in a carton.

Anagrams

• Cantor, Carnot, Catron, Contra, TRACON, cantor, contra, contra-, corant, craton, tracon

French

Etymology

From Italian cartone.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka?.t??/
• Homophone: cartons

Noun

carton m (plural cartons)

1. cardboard
2. carton, cardboard box
3. target
4. (art) sketch; cartoon
5. (cartography) inset map
6. card

Derived terms

Further reading

• “carton” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• contra

Romanian

Etymology

From French carton.

Noun

carton n (plural cartoane)

1. cardboard

Declension

Related terms

• cartona
• cartonabil
• cartonaj
• cartonare
• cartona?
• cartonat
• necartonat

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?pi?s?z/

Noun

pieces

1. plural of piece

Verb

pieces

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of piece

Anagrams

• specie