coche

See also: coché, cochē, and cơ chế

Asturian

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkot͡ʃe/ [ˈko.t͡ʃe]
• Rhymes: -otʃe
• Syllabification: co‧che

Noun

coche m (plural coches)

1. car

Further reading

• Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “coche”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN
• “coche”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1st edition, Academy of the Asturian Language [Asturian: Academia de la Llingua Asturiana], 2000, →ISBN

Chavacano

Etymology

Inherited from Spanish coche (“car”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkot͡ʃe/, [ˈko.t͡ʃe]
• Hyphenation: co‧che

Noun

coche

1. car; automobile

   Synonym: auto

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔʃ/

• Audio (France (Toulouse)):

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• Audio (France (Vosges)):

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• Audio (France (Somain)):

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• Rhymes: -ɔʃ

Etymology 1

From Hungarian kocsi, via German Kutsche or Italian cocchio. Doublet of coach.

Noun

coche m (plural coches)

1. stage-coach

Derived terms

• cocher
• louper le coche
• manquer le coche
• mouche du coche
• rater le coche

Etymology 2

Inherited 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 (“nock”).

Noun

coche f (plural coches)

1. notch, cut

   Synonym: entaille

2. (modern usage) 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

• cocher
• cocheur

Related terms

• encoche

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/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “coche”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Galician

coches

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɔt͡ʃe/ [ˈkɔ.t͡ʃɪ]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ɔtʃe
• Hyphenation: co‧che

Etymology 1

From French coche.

Noun

coche m (plural coches)

1. car

   Synonym: carro

2. coach
3. stage-coach
4. bus

   Synonym: autobús

Etymology 2

Onomatopoeic

Interjection

coche

1. voice used to scare the pigs

Related terms

• cocho (“pigsty, pig”)

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “coche”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “coche”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “coche”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
• “coche”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026
• “coche”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɔ.ke/
• Rhymes: -ɔke
• Hyphenation: cò‧che

Noun

coche f

1. plural of coca

Ladin

Etymology

co +‎ che

Adverb

coche

1. how (in what manner)
2. as, like

Portuguese

coche

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔ.ʃi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔ.ʃi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔ.ʃe/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔ.ʃɨ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔ.ʃɨ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔ.t͡ʃɨ/

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -ɔʃi, (Portugal) -ɔʃɨ
• Hyphenation: co‧che

Noun

coche m (plural coches)

1. coach (wheeled vehicle drawn by horse power)
2. (Portugal, informal) a bit

   Synonyms: bocado, (Portugal, informal) beca

Derived terms

• cocheiro

Descendants

• →? Gujarati: કોચ (koc)

Further reading

• “coche”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
• “coche”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “coche”, in Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisboa: Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, 2001–2026
• “coche”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
• “coche”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026

San Juan Atzingo Popoloca

Noun

coche

1. fish

References

• Austin Krumholz, Jeanne; Kalstrom Dolson, Marjorie; Hernández Ayuso, Miguel (1995), Diccionario popoloca de San Juan Atzingo, Puebla (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 33)‎^[1] (in Spanish), Tucson, AZ., E.U.A.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 17

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed 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. Doublet of coach.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkot͡ʃe/ [ˈko.t͡ʃe]

• Audio (Spain):

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• Rhymes: -otʃe
• Syllabification: co‧che

Noun

coche m (plural coches)

1. (chiefly Spain, Mexico, Equatorial Guinea, Philippines) car, automobile

   Synonyms: automóvil, (Mexico, Central America, Caribbean, Colombia, Venezuela) carro, (Andes, Cono Sur, Philippines) auto

   Mi coche tiene una avería.

   My car has broken down.

   • 2024 April 29, Peter Valdes-Dapena, “Rolls-Royce amplía su fábrica para construir coches más despacio”, in CNN en Español‎^[2]:

     Sencillamente, cada vez hay más ricos en el mundo y tienen más dinero para gastar en cosas como coches con polvo de diamante en la pintura y equipamiento de picnic integrado en el maletero. […] Los compradores de Rolls-Royce incluso proporcionan esmaltes de uñas o corbatas y piden que su coche combine con el color.

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2. carriage, coach (a wheeled vehicle, generally drawn by horse power)

   Synonym: carruaje

3. (rail transport) car (a passenger-carrying unit in a subway or elevated train)
4. (Rioplatense, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Puerto Rico) ellipsis of coche de niño (“baby carriage”)
5. (Guatemala, slang) clipping of cochino (“pig”)

Usage notes

• This is the usual word for car in Spain. In Mexico, it is used along with carro.

Hyponyms

• coche de choque
• coche de plaza, coche de plaza
• coche eléctrico
• coche escoba
• coche fúnebre
• coche patrulla
• coche utilitario
• supercoche

Derived terms

• aparcacoches
• coche bomba
• coche de bomberos
• coche de camino
• coche de colleras
• coche de estribos
• coche de línea
• coche de niño
• coche de rúa
• coche guagua
• cochecillo
• cochecito
• cochera
• cuidacoches
• guardacoches
• lavacoches
• maestro de coches
• robacoches
• sobrestante de coches

Descendants

• Chavacano: coche
• → Basque: kotxe
• → Cebuano: kotse
• → Central Bikol: kotse
• → Ilocano: kotse
• → Sambali: kotsi
• → Tagalog: kotse

Further reading

• “coche”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025
• “coche”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010

Anagrams

• checo