Spanish Conversation · Level 44
75 words
Spanish word
casete
Pronunciation
IPA/kaˈsete/
Meaning
- masculine nouncassette
Example
¿Puedes pasarme el casete, por favor?
Can you pass me the cassette, please?
More examples
Puse un casete en el reproductor.
I put a cassette in the player.
Core concept
Small rectangular plastic case containing a reel of magnetic audio tape.
Common phrases
poner el casete
put on the cassette
escuchar un casete
listen to a cassette
rebobinar el casete
rewind the cassette
Similar words
cinta: Long narrow strip of magnetic tape used to record or play audio or video.
Definition in Spanish
Soporte físico de audio consistente en una cinta magnética dentro de una carcasa, usado para grabaciones y reproducciones.
Word origin
From French cassette meaning 'small box', casete names the compact magnetic-tape audio format that became widespread in the 1960s.
Usage tips
- Stress falls on the second syllable in Spanish and the word is masculine (el casete), with the plural casetes.