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• Sustantivo que designa una caja o recipiente, especialmente la caja utilizada en la Casa de la Moneda para guardar monedas a la espera de ensayo, o cualquier receptáculo para conservar las hostias eucarísticas.

A noun referring to a chest or receptacle used for holding coins from the mint awaiting assay, or any container used for storing Eucharistic wafers.

1. Mint chestC2formalbritish

   A chest or box in which newly minted coins are placed to await official testing and verification.

   Caja de monedas recién acuñadas

   • The coins were placed in the pix for assay.
   • The mint master sealed the pix after the coins were deposited.
   • The pix was opened only in the presence of the assay master.

2. Eucharistic receptacleC2formal

   A container, often made of precious metal, used to hold the consecrated wafers (the Eucharist) in Christian liturgy.

   Custodia o copón para las hostias

   • The priest placed the host in the pix after the service.
   • The silver pix was kept on the altar.
   • The pix was carefully cleaned and stored in the sacristy.

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