petite boîte

Definitions of petite boîte
  1. noun
    a box made of cardboard; opens by flaps on top
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    type of:
    boîte, caisse
    a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
  2. noun
    airtight sealed metal container for food or drink or paint etc.
    synonyms: boîte de conserve
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    types:
    boîte de bière
    a can that holds beer
    type of:
    container
    any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another)
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