pencil case

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pencil case

/ˈpɛnsəl ˌkeɪs/ UK
/ˈpɛnsɪl ˌkeɪs/ UK
/ˈpɛnsəl ˌkeɪs/ US

noun pencil cases

An object purposed to contain different stationery like pencil, rubber, correction fluid, etc. I love you from the bottom of my pencil case / I love the way you never ask me why
Similar: pencil box, pencil pouch

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noun object purposed to contain stationery

Español	estuche, estuche escolar, cartuchera, plumier, portatodo
한국어	필통 piltong, 필갑 pilgap
日本語	筆箱 fudebako, 筆入れ fudeire, ペンケース pen kēsu
中文	筆盒 /笔盒 bǐhé, 鉛筆盒 /铅笔盒 qiānbǐhé, 文具盒 wénjùhé
Português	estojo
Français	trousse (d'école), plumier
Deutsch	Mäppchen, Federmäppchen, Federkasten, Griffelschachtel, Federpennal, Schlampermäppchen
Italiano	astuccio, portalapis, portamatite, portapenne
Ελληνικά	γραφιδοθήκη grafidothíki, κασετίνα kasetína
Română	penar, plumieră
Русский	пена́л penál
Tiếng Việt	hộp bút
العربية	مِقْلَمَة miqlama
עברית	קַלְמָר kalmár

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@misc{pencil_case_2026,
  title = {pencil case},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pencil%20case},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}