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coche

coche

See also: coché

Asturian

Noun

coche m (plural coches)

  1. car

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɔʃ/
  • Rhymes: -ɔʃ

Etymology 1

From Hungarian kocsi.

Noun

coche m (plural coches)

  1. stage-coach
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Dutch cogge, in turn from Latin caudica.

Noun

coche f (plural coches)

  1. (dated) a sort of large boat previously used for transporting passengers and merchandise

Etymology 3

From Italian cocca.

Noun

coche f (plural coches)

  1. tick, checkmark (symbol)

Usage notes

When grading assignments and exams in Québec, a checkmark is used to indicate a wrong answer rather than a correct one. A B (short for bon) is used to indicate a correct response. In other uses, it is utilized as in English.

Derived terms

Etymology 4

From cochon

Noun

coche f (plural coches)

  1. (dated) sow (female pig)

Etymology 5

From verb cocher

Verb

coche

  1. inflection of cocher:
    1. first-person and third-person singular present indicative
    2. first-person and third-person singular present subjunctive
    3. second-person singular imperative

Galician

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: co‧che

Noun

coche m (plural coches)

  1. car

Ladin

Adverb

coche

  1. how
  2. as, like

Portuguese

coche

Etymology

From French coche, from German Kutsche, from Hungarian kocsi, from Kocs.

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈkɔ.ʃɨ/
  • Hyphenation: co‧che

Noun

coche m (plural coches)

  1. coach (wheeled vehicle drawn by horse power).

Derived terms


Spanish

Etymology

From Middle French coche, from German Kutsche, from Hungarian kocsi, in reference to Kocs, a village in Hungary where the first horse-drawn vehicles with an innovative suspension system were manufactured in the 15th century. See also coach.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: co‧che

Noun

coche m (plural coches)

  1. car
    Mi coche tiene una avería.
    My car has broken down.

Synonyms

Derived terms

See also