The Latin word for chest is
pectus
Translations for chest and their definitions
| armarium | |
| 1. n. a cupboard, closet, chest, especially one in the sacristy of a church where vestments are kept | |
| 2. n. a safe for food, clothing, or money |
| pectus | |
| 1. n. chest, breast | |
| 2. n. (figuratively) heart, breast, as the seat of emotion | |
| 3. n. (figuratively) soul, spirit, mind, understanding | |
| 4. n. person, individual (as a being of passion) |
| arca | |
| 1. n. chest, box, coffer, safe (safe place for storing items, or anything of a similar shape) | |
| 2. n. coffin (box for the dead) | |
| 3. n. ark (kind of ship) | |
| 4. n. (Ecclesiastical Latin) Noah's Ark | |
| 5. n. (Judaism) Ark of the Covenant |
| scrinium | |
| 1. n. case or chest for books or papers | |
| 2. n. portfolio, briefcase | |
| 3. n. desk (for writing) |
| capsula | |
| 1. n. small box or chest |
| capsa | |
| 1. n. A box, case, holder, repository; especially a cylindrical container for books; bookcase. |
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