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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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