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weli • yesterday at 4:37 PM • 2 replies • view on HN

I thought the same for a second. Caixa means box both in catalan and portuguese


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wolvoleo • yesterday at 5:33 PM

Yeah I did see the Brazil part but I thought maybe they had expanded internationally just like many banks operate abroad.

tgv • yesterday at 5:48 PM

Caixa, caja, caisse, and cash all (supposedly) come from the same root (capsa, indeed meaning box in Latin).