de cajón
Short answer
In Lima, "de cajón" means obviously, a given. The register is coloquial — fine among friends, out of place in a job interview or anything written to an institution. The standard Spanish equivalent is "por supuesto, evidentemente". In use: De cajón que va a llover en agosto.
| Part of speech | locución adverbial |
|---|---|
| Register | coloquial |
| Standard Spanish | por supuesto, evidentemente |
| In use | De cajón que va a llover en agosto. Obviously it is going to be grey in August. |
Draft entry — needs a native-speaker check before publishing.
Marks something as too predictable to argue about. Handy for softening a strong opinion into a shared assumption.