coche
التعريفات والمعاني
== Asturian ==
=== Etymology ===
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=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈkot͡ʃe/ [ˈko.t͡ʃe]
Rhymes: -otʃe
Syllabification: co‧che
=== Noun ===
coche m (plural coches)
car
=== Further reading ===
García Arias, Xosé Lluis (2002–2004), “coche”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (overall work 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 ===
Hyphenation: co‧che
=== Noun ===
coche
car; automobile
Synonym: auto
== French ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /kɔʃ/
Rhymes: -ɔʃ
=== Etymology 1 ===
From Hungarian kocsi, via German Kutsche or Italian cocchio. Doublet of coach.
==== Noun ====
coche m (plural coches)
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)
(dated) a sort of large boat previously used for transporting passengers and merchandise
=== Etymology 3 ===
From Italian cocca (“nock”).
==== Noun ====
coche f (plural coches)
notch, cut
Synonym: entaille
(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)
(dated) sow (female pig)
=== Etymology 5 ===
From verb cocher.
==== Verb ====
coche
inflection of cocher:
first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
second-person singular imperative
=== Further reading ===
“coche”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012
== Galician ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈkɔt͡ʃe/ [ˈkɔ.t͡ʃɪ]
Rhymes: -ɔtʃe
Hyphenation: co‧che
=== Etymology 1 ===
Borrowed from French coche.
==== Noun ====
coche m (plural coches)
car
Synonym: carro
coach
stage-coach
bus
Synonym: autobús
=== Etymology 2 ===
Onomatopoeic
==== Interjection ====
coche
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
plural of coca
== Ladin ==
=== Etymology ===
co + che
=== Adverb ===
coche
how (in what manner)
as, like
== Portuguese ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from French coche, from German Kutsche, from Hungarian kocsi, from Kocs.
=== Pronunciation ===
Rhymes: (Brazil) -ɔʃi, (Portugal) -ɔʃɨ
Hyphenation: co‧che
=== Noun ===
coche m (plural coches)
coach (wheeled vehicle drawn by horse power)
(Portugal, informal) a bit
Synonyms: bocado, (Portugal, informal) beca
==== Derived terms ====
==== 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 Língua 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
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]
Rhymes: -otʃe
Syllabification: co‧che
=== Noun ===
coche m (plural coches)
(chiefly Spain, Mexico, Equatorial Guinea, Philippines) car, automobile
Synonyms: automóvil, (Mexico, Central America, Caribbean, Colombia, Venezuela) carro, (Andes, Cono Sur, Philippines) auto
carriage, coach (a wheeled vehicle, generally drawn by horse power)
Synonym: carruaje
(rail transport) car (a passenger-carrying unit in a subway or elevated train)
(Rioplatense, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Puerto Rico) ellipsis of coche de niño (“baby carriage”)
(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 ====
==== Derived terms ====
==== 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