Speakur

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What does dust box mean?
waste bin, trash can
Where does dust box come from?
Phono-semantic matching of Japanese ダストボックス (dasutobokkusu), itself a wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism) derived from dust + box.

How to pronounce dust box

  1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “dust box”.
  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
  3. Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “dust box”.
  4. Repeat and practice — Say “dust box” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.