baúl
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from French bahut. Compare Catalan baül.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /baˈul/ [baˈul]
Audio (Colombia): (file) - Rhymes: -ul
- Syllabification: ba‧úl
Noun
baúl m (plural baúles)
- chest, trunk, footlocker, steamer trunk
- (Rioplatense, Colombia, Caribbean, Venezuela, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Honduras, Ecuador, Paraguay) trunk (US), boot (UK, Australia) (of a car)
- Synonym: maletero
Usage notes
- See cofre.
Derived terms
- baúl de los recuerdos
- baúl mundo
Further reading
- “baúl”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024