What does gaveta in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word gaveta in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use gaveta in Spanish.

The word gaveta in Spanish means drawer, filing drawer, chest of drawers, filing tray. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word gaveta

drawer

nombre femenino (cajón de mueble)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Debe haber hilo blanco en esa gaveta.
There should be white thread in that drawer.

filing drawer

nombre femenino (albañilería: artesa)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El mortero que mezclaste en esta gaveta se está endureciendo. Tengo una gaveta vieja que uso para guardar las cucharas, llanas y un par de cinceles.
I have an old filing drawer that I use to store spoons, trowels, and a couple of chisels.

chest of drawers

nombre femenino (mueble con gavetas)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Heredó una hermosa gaveta del siglo XVIII.
She inherited a beautiful chest of drawers from the 18th century.

filing tray

nombre femenino (bandeja para mesa)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Deja esos documentos en la gaveta que hay sobre mi mesa.
Leave those documents in the filing tray on my desk.

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