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Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from French bahut. Compare Catalan baül.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /baˈul/
- Rhymes: -ul
- Syllabification: ba‧úl
Noun
baúl m (plural baúles)
- chest, trunk, footlocker, steamer trunk
- Synonyms: cofre, arca
- (Argentina, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Venezuela, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Panama, Puerto Rico) trunk (US), boot (UK, Australia) (of a car)
- Synonym: maletero
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