gabinete
/ɡabiˈnete/ · B2 · noun · m
cabinet
🗄️ gabinete = gab (chat) + in + net: ministers chatting in a closed room
Gabinete comes from Italian gabinetto, a small private room. Both senses follow from that: a cabinet as a piece of furniture with compartments, and a government cabinet, the small group who meet in a private room. Sound hook: gab-in-ete, like gab inside a cabinet.