cassette

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

cas·sette [cassette cassettes] BrE [kəˈset] NAmE [kəˈset] noun
1. a small flat plastic case containing tape for playing or recording music or sound
•a cassette recorder/player
•available on cassette
•a video cassette (= for recording sound and pictures)
2. a plastic case containing film that can be put into a camera

Word Origin:
late 18th cent.: from French, diminutive of casse, chasse, from Latin capsa, related to capere ‘to hold’.

Example Bank:
•He inserted a cassette into the machine.
•I've got it on cassette.
•She put on a U2 cassette.
•a set of four course books, each with an accompanying cassette