cassapanca

American  

[kas-uh-pang-kuh] / ˌkæs əˈpæŋ kə /

noun

1. a carved bench of the Italian Renaissance, the seat of which is used as a chest.

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Etymology

Origin of cassapanca

< Italian, equivalent to cassa box, chest ( see case ²) + panca, variant of banca bench; see bank ²