Etymology

From French cartouche ‎(“cartouche”), from Italian cartoccio ‎(“paper bag, cartouche”), from carta, from Latin charta, from Ancient Greek χάρτης (khartēs), from χαράσσω ‎(kharássō, “I scratch, inscribe”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰer- ‎(“to scratch”).

Pronunciation

• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /kaɻ.ˈtu.ʃo/
• Homophone: cartuxo