coche

See also: coché and cochē

Asturian

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: co‧che

Noun

coche m (plural coches)

1. car

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔʃ/
• Rhymes: -ɔʃ

Etymology 1

From Hungarian kocsi, via German Kutsche or Italian cocchio.

Noun

coche m (plural coches)

1. stage-coach

Derived terms

• cocher

Etymology 2

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Dutch cogge, in turn from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin caudica.

Noun

coche f (plural coches)

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

Etymology 3

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] 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

• cocher
• 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.

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Galician

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: co‧che

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Noun

coche m (plural coches)

1. car

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Ladin

Etymology

co +‎ che

Adverb

coche

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

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Portuguese

coche

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

coche m (plural coches)

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

Derived terms

• cocheiro

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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

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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

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

Noun

coche m (plural coches)

1. (chiefly Spain) car (a wheeled vehicle that moves independently)

   Synonyms: auto, automóvil, (Latin America) carro

   Mi coche tiene una avería.

   My car has broken down.

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)

Derived terms

• aparcacoches
• cochecillo
• cochecito
• cochera
• cuidacoches
• guardacoches
• lavacoches
• robacoches

 

Further reading

• “coche”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014