Phrase guide

treasure chest

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A chest filled with treasure, especially one used by pirates, etc.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A treasury, especially a state or royal treasury.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: metonymically

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

Any source of something valuable or beautiful.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: figuratively

Examples

  • a treasure chest of poems

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: gold mine, treasure trove

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

a chest filled with valuables

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: chest

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

28 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: skatkis — chest filled with treasure
  • Catalan: cofre de tresor — chest filled with treasure
  • Chinese Mandarin: 百寶箱 /百宝箱 (bǎibǎoxiāng) — chest filled with treasure
  • Chinese Mandarin: 財寶箱 /财宝箱 (cáibǎoxiāng) — chest filled with treasure
  • Danish: skattekiste — chest filled with treasure
  • Dutch: schatkist — chest filled with treasure
  • Esperanto: trezorkofro — chest filled with treasure
  • Finnish: aarrearkku — chest filled with treasure
  • French: coffre au trésor — chest filled with treasure
  • German: Schatzkiste — chest filled with treasure
  • Hungarian: kincsesláda — chest filled with treasure
  • Irish: maoinchiste — chest filled with treasure
  • Italian: cofano di tesoro — chest filled with treasure
  • Japanese: 宝箱 (takarabako) — chest filled with treasure
  • Latin: arca thēsaurī — chest filled with treasure
  • Portuguese: baú de tesoro — chest filled with treasure
  • Portuguese: cofre de tesoro — chest filled with treasure
  • Russian: сунду́к сокро́вищ (sundúk sokróvišč) — chest filled with treasure
  • Spanish: cofre del tesoro — chest filled with treasure
  • Swedish: skattkista — chest filled with treasure
  • Turkish: hazine sandığı — chest filled with treasure
  • Chinese Mandarin: 寶庫 /宝库 (bǎokù) — royal treasury
  • Dutch: schatkist — royal treasury
  • Finnish: aarrekirstu — royal treasury
  • German: Schatztruhe — royal treasury
  • Irish: maoinchiste — royal treasury
  • Russian: сокро́вищница (sokróviščnica) — royal treasury
  • Swedish: skattkista — royal treasury