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/ˈkotʃe/

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Translation

car

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Word origin

From Hungarian kocsi (szeker) ('cart of Kocs', a Hungarian town), the place where the coach was first built. It spread across Europe, giving English 'coach' as well.

Origin
Hungarian
Root
kocsi
English cognates
coach

Grammar

Gendermasculine

Examples

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I go to work by car because I live far away.

, .

The car will not work, I think it is the battery again.

Aparqué .

I parked the car right in front of the hotel.

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I have bought a second-hand electric car.

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We drove past his house to take him to work.

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This word is taught in chapter 6, lesson 3: coche, vivo, equipo and 7 more words.