noun · verb · 9 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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Australian, Received-Pronunciation:/ˈd͡ʒuːkbɒks/
General-American:/ˈd͡ʒukˌbɑks/
General-American:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
CMU ARPABET:JH UW1 K B AA2 K S
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
A coin-operated machine that plays recorded music, with push-buttons to make selections.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A software application capable of replaying tracks from a digital music collection.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
Ellipsis of jukebox musical.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, theater
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
verb
Meaning 5
To play and listen to music from a jukebox.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
6
verb
Meaning 6
To play (music or digital content) on a jukebox
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
7
verb
Meaning 7
To play or repeat as if on a jukebox.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
8
verb
Meaning 8
To format or set up for playing by a jukebox.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
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9
noun
Meaning 9
a cabinet containing an automatic record player; records are played by inserting a coin
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: nickelodeon
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: record player, phonograph
History
Etymology
First use appears c. 1939, from juke (“roadside café”) + box, replacing older collocational terms such as nickel-in-a-slot phonograph, coin-in-the-slot phonograph, and coin-operated phonograph.
Across languages
Translations
59 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Ahtna:
tnelzaeli
— a coin-operated machine that plays recorded music
Arabic:
جُوكْبُوكْس
(jukbuks)
— a coin-operated machine that plays recorded music
Armenian:
երաժշտական ավտոմատ
(eražštakan avtomat)
— a coin-operated machine that plays recorded music
Catalan:
màquina tocadiscos
— a coin-operated machine that plays recorded music
Catalan:
jukebox
— a coin-operated machine that plays recorded music
Chinese Mandarin:
點唱機 /点唱机
(diǎnchàngjī)
— a coin-operated machine that plays recorded music
Chinese Mandarin:
換碟機 /换碟机
(huàndiéjī)
— a coin-operated machine that plays recorded music
Chinese Mandarin:
光碟櫃 /光碟柜
(guāngdiéguì)
— a coin-operated machine that plays recorded music
Czech:
jukebox
— a coin-operated machine that plays recorded music
Czech:
hudební automat
— a coin-operated machine that plays recorded music
Danish:
jukeboks
— a coin-operated machine that plays recorded music
Danish:
grammofonautomat
— a coin-operated machine that plays recorded music
Dutch:
jukebox
— a coin-operated machine that plays recorded music
Esperanto:
diskogurdo
— a coin-operated machine that plays recorded music
Estonian:
jukeboks
— a coin-operated machine that plays recorded music
Estonian:
muusikaautomaat
— a coin-operated machine that plays recorded music
Estonian:
leierkast
— a coin-operated machine that plays recorded music
Estonian:
mündipleier
— a coin-operated machine that plays recorded music
Finnish:
levyautomaatti
— a coin-operated machine that plays recorded music
Finnish:
jukeboksi
— a coin-operated machine that plays recorded music
French:
juke-box
— a coin-operated machine that plays recorded music
French:
jukebox
— a coin-operated machine that plays recorded music
Georgian:
პატეფონ-ავტომატი
(ṗaṭepon-avṭomaṭi)
— a coin-operated machine that plays recorded music
German:
Musikautomat
— a coin-operated machine that plays recorded music
German:
Musikbox
— a coin-operated machine that plays recorded music
German:
Jukebox
— a coin-operated machine that plays recorded music
Greek:
τζουκμπόξ
(tzoukmpóx)
— a coin-operated machine that plays recorded music
Hungarian:
wurlitzer
— a coin-operated machine that plays recorded music
Icelandic:
glymskratti
— a coin-operated machine that plays recorded music
Indonesian:
kotak juke
— a coin-operated machine that plays recorded music
Italian:
juke-box
— a coin-operated machine that plays recorded music
Japanese:
ジュークボックス
(jūkubokkusu)
— a coin-operated machine that plays recorded music
Japanese:
自動演奏機
(jidō ensōki)
— a coin-operated machine that plays recorded music
Khmer:
ម៉ាស៊ីនចាក់ថាសភ្លេង
(maasɨn cak thaah pleeŋ)
— a coin-operated machine that plays recorded music
Korean:
주크박스
(jukeubakseu)
— a coin-operated machine that plays recorded music
Manx:
kishtey kiaullee
— a coin-operated machine that plays recorded music
Marathi:
ज्युकबॉक्स
(jyukbŏksa)
— a coin-operated machine that plays recorded music
Norwegian Bokmål:
jukeboks
— a coin-operated machine that plays recorded music
Norwegian Nynorsk:
jukeboks
— a coin-operated machine that plays recorded music
Polish:
szafa grająca
— a coin-operated machine that plays recorded music
Polish:
jukebox
— a coin-operated machine that plays recorded music
Portuguese:
juke-box
— a coin-operated machine that plays recorded music
Romanian:
tonomat
— a coin-operated machine that plays recorded music
Russian:
проигрыватель-автомат
(proigryvatelʹ-avtomat)
— a coin-operated machine that plays recorded music
Russian:
музыка́льный автома́т
(muzykálʹnyj avtomát)
— a coin-operated machine that plays recorded music
Serbo-Croatian:
sviralica
— a coin-operated machine that plays recorded music
Spanish:
máquina de discos
— a coin-operated machine that plays recorded music
Spanish:
gramola
— a coin-operated machine that plays recorded music
Spanish:
rocola
— a coin-operated machine that plays recorded music
Spanish:
tragadieces
— a coin-operated machine that plays recorded music
Spanish:
vitrola
— a coin-operated machine that plays recorded music
Spanish:
sinfonola
— a coin-operated machine that plays recorded music
Spanish:
cinquera
— a coin-operated machine that plays recorded music
Swedish:
jukebox
— a coin-operated machine that plays recorded music
Thai:
ตู้เพลง
(dtûu-pleeng)
— a coin-operated machine that plays recorded music
Welsh:
jiwcbocs
— a coin-operated machine that plays recorded music
Welsh:
sgrechflwch
— a coin-operated machine that plays recorded music
Marathi:
ज्युकबॉक्स
(jyukbŏksa)
— an automated carousel
Polish:
karuzela automatyczna
— an automated carousel
