furgoneta
van
noun foor-goh-NEH-tah Rare
Origin: From French fourgonnette, diminutive of fourgon.
Usage Note
Furgoneta is the standard Spanish word for a small delivery van or minivan. In Latin America camioneta is the more common equivalent. It is smaller than a furgón (a larger goods van) and much smaller than a camión (lorry, truck).
Examples
"Cargaron las cajas en la furgoneta."
Natural Translation
They loaded the boxes into the van.

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