estuche

== Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Occitan estug, from Occitan estujar, from Latin studium. Compare Catalan estoig. Doublet of estudio. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /esˈtut͡ʃe/ [esˈt̪u.t͡ʃe] Rhymes: -utʃe Syllabification: es‧tu‧che === Noun === estuche m (plural estuches) case (to hold and protect something) un estuche para lentes de contacto ― a contact lens case case (for delicate tools) case, pencil case, pencil box Synonyms: estuche escolar, cartuchera case for a single CD (such as a jewel case) jewelry box (colloquial, chiefly in the plural) love handle, spare tyre (a large paunch and rolls of fat around the thighs) === Further reading === “estuche”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025