Community

Your word isn't here yet

Join Hablaaa and add the expression no one else has documented.

/Sounds like "bah" (as in "bar") + "OOL" (as in "Uber")/

Meaning

The trunk of a car in Argentina, Venezuela, Uruguay, Ecuador, and Colombia. Same compartment you find at the back of any car, just a different name depending on where you grew up. Spain says maletero; the Southern Cone says baúl.

Examples

Put the suitcases in the trunk before we leave.

The trunk is completely packed. There is no room for anything else.

Word family
Regional synonyms

No need to say more, I get it, I'm already on it. The most efficient agreement in modern casual English, now fully adopted into Spanish conversation to confirm you're aligned without any further explanation needed.