el
masculine
/maleˈteɾo/
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Translation
boot, luggage compartment
Word origin
From maleta ('suitcase') plus the suffix -ero, denoting a place or container. Maleta comes from Old French malete, a diminutive of male ('bag, trunk'), of Germanic origin, which also gives the English mail in mailbag.
- Origin
- Old French
- Root
- malete
- English cognates
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluralmaleteros
Examples
maletas .
I put the suitcases in the boot of the car.
equipaje.
The boot is too small for so much luggage.
¿ , ?
Can you open the boot, please?
repuesto .
We keep the spare wheel in the boot.
maletas .
The boot of this model fits five large suitcases.
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