coche

See also: coché and cochē

Asturian

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: co‧che

Noun

coche m (plural coches)

1. car

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɔʃ/
• Rhymes: -ɔʃ

Etymology 1

From Hungarian kocsi, via German Kutsche or Italian cocchio. Doublet of coach.

Noun

coche m (plural coches)

1. stage-coach

Derived terms

• cocher
• louper le coche
• manquer le coche
• mouche du coche
• rater le coche

Etymology 2

Inherited from Latin caudica.

Noun

coche f (plural coches)

1. (dated) a sort of large boat previously used for transporting passengers and merchandise

Etymology 3

From Italian cocca.

Noun

coche f (plural coches)

1. tick, checkmark (symbol)

Usage notes

When grading assignments and exams in Québec, a checkmark is used to indicate a wrong answer rather than a correct one. A B (short for bon) is used to indicate a correct response. In other uses, it is utilized as in English.

Derived terms

• cocher
• encoche

Etymology 4

From cochon.

Noun

coche f (plural coches)

1. (dated) sow (female pig)

Etymology 5

From verb cocher.

Verb

coche

1. inflection of cocher:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “coche”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Galician

coches

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɔt͡ʃe/ [ˈkɔ.t͡ʃɪ]

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɔtʃe
• Hyphenation: co‧che

Etymology 1

From French coche.

Noun

coche m (plural coches)

1. car

   Synonym: carro

2. coach
3. stage-coach
4. bus

   Synonym: autobús

Etymology 2

Onomatopoeic

Interjection

coche

1. voice used to scare the pigs

Related terms

• cocho (“pigsty, pig”)

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “coche”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “coche”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “coche”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
• “coche”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024
• “coche” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).

Ladin

Etymology

co +‎ che

Adverb

coche

1. how (in what manner)
2. as, like

Portuguese

coche

Etymology

From French coche, from German Kutsche, from Hungarian kocsi, from Kocs.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔ.ʃi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔ.ʃi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔ.ʃe/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔ.ʃɨ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔ.ʃɨ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔ.t͡ʃɨ/

• Hyphenation: co‧che

Noun

coche m (plural coches)

1. coach (wheeled vehicle drawn by horse power)
2. (Portugal, informal) a bit

   Synonyms: bocado, (Portugal, informal) beca

Derived terms

• cocheiro

San Juan Atzingo Popoloca

Noun

coche

1. fish

References

• Austin Krumholz, Jeanne, Kalstrom Dolson, Marjorie, Hernández Ayuso, Miguel (1995) Diccionario popoloca de San Juan Atzingo, Puebla (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 33)‎^[1] (in Spanish), Tucson, AZ., E.U.A.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 17

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French coche, from German Kutsche, from Hungarian kocsi, in reference to Kocs, a village in Hungary where the first horse-drawn vehicles with an innovative suspension system were manufactured in the 15th century. Doublet of coach.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkot͡ʃe/ [ˈko.t͡ʃe]

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -otʃe
• Syllabification: co‧che

Noun

coche m (plural coches)

1. (chiefly Philippines, Equatorial Guinea, Spain) car, automobile

   Synonyms: automóvil, (Mexico, Central America, Caribbean America, Colombia, Venezuela) carro, (Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Uruguay) auto

   Mi coche tiene una avería.

   My car has broken down.

2. carriage, coach (a wheeled vehicle, generally drawn by horse power)

   Synonym: carruaje

3. (rail transport) car (a passenger-carrying unit in a subway or elevated train)
4. (Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Puerto Rico, Uruguay) baby carriage, pram
5. (Guatemala, slang) pig (clipping of cochino)

Hyponyms

• coche de choque
• coche eléctrico
• coche escoba
• coche fúnebre
• coche patrulla
• coche utilitario

 

Derived terms

• aparcacoches
• coche bomba
• coche de bomberos
• coche de camino
• coche de colleras
• coche de estribos
• coche de línea
• coche de niño
• coche de rúa
• cochecillo
• cochecito
• cochera
• cuidacoches
• guardacoches
• lavacoches
• maestro de coches
• robacoches
• sobrestante de coches

 

Descendants

• Chavacano: coche
• → Basque: kotxe
• → Bikol Central: kotse
• → Cebuano: kotse
• → Ilocano: kotse
• → Sambali: kotsi
• → Tagalog: kotse

Further reading

• “coche”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

Anagrams

• checo