Masculine

baú

Sentences
An user
Quem   quer   o   baú ,  quer   os   galhos .

Whoever wants the chest, wants the branches.

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Meaning

trunk, chest (a large strong, usually wooden, box with a secure convex lid)

Concepts

chest
trunk
box
📦
car
🚗
case
cashbox

cashier’s stand

coffer
container
crate
ferry
⛴️
fund
jar
🫙
jug
locker
money box
motor
pail
pot
sack
till
tin
urn
vessel
bottle
wheels
bucket
🪣
can
Synonyms

mala
B1
arca
C1
caixa
A2
📦
jarro
C2
vasilha
vaso
C1
barca
24k
⛵
continente
C1
cofre
B1
Translations

koffer
kist
📦
baule
schrijn
Truhe
bak
baúl
coffre
Koffer

caixó

cassa
cajón
arca

μπαούλο

Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/baˈu/
Etymology

Borrowed from Old French
bahur
Cognate with French
French
bahut
In summary

From Old Galician-Portuguese baul, from Old French bahur (Modern French bahut).

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