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baúl

trunk

noun bah-OOL Rare
Home & Lifestyle Household Items

Also means

car boot

Usage Note

Baúl primarily means a large storage chest or travelling trunk. In many Latin American countries it also means the boot (trunk) of a car — the sense that in Spain is el maletero. When reading Latin American fiction, poner algo en el baúl could mean either storing it in a chest or putting it in a car boot depending on context.

Examples

"Guardamos las mantas viejas en el baúl del desván."

Natural Translation

We stored the old blankets in the attic trunk.

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