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coche

(Anglais)

  1. (Philippines, Spain, masculine) car, automobile
  2. (masculine) carriage, coach (a wheeled vehicle, generally drawn by horse power)
  3. (masculine) car (a passenger-carrying unit in a subway or elevated train)
  4. (Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Puerto-Rico, Rioplatense, abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, masculine) ellipsis of coche de niño (“baby carriage”)
  5. (Guatemala, abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, masculine, slang) clipping of cochino (“pig”)

Fréquence

A1
Coupé comme
co‧che
Prononcé comme (IPA)
/ˈkot͡ʃe/
Étymologie (Anglais)

In summary

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.

Related words

voiture de tourisme

conduite intérieure

véhicule personnel

charrette, chariot

chariot, charrette, voiture, véhicle, aventurer

véhicule ferroviaire

Voiture de chemin de fer

voiture de chemin de fer

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