How to Say "Car Trunk" in Spanish

maletero

/maleˈteɾo/

The English phrase "car trunk" is translated into Spanish as maletero.

maletero refers to the storage compartment at the back of a car.

Which one should you use?

While maletero refers specifically to a car trunk, it can also be used to describe a luggage compartment on a train or an airplane.

In Mexico and several other parts of Latin America, the word cajuela is commonly used instead of maletero.

maletero is a masculine noun and is typically used with the definite article el.

/maleˈteɾo/

The word maleta inside maletero can be traced back to the Proto-Germanic word *malhō, which referred to a type of bag or pack.
In some contexts, maletero can refer to the person who handles luggage at an airport or hotel, much like the English word 'porter'.
In many parts of the Caribbean and South America, you might hear people refer to the trunk as baúl, which literally means 'chest' or 'trunk' like a wooden storage box.

Tengo que guardar las maletas en el maletero del automóvil.
I need to put the suitcases in the car trunk.
Por favor, coloca los paquetes en el baúl del coche.
Please put the packages in the car trunk.
Ayúdame a sacar la mochila de la cajuela del carro.
Help me take the backpack out of the car trunk.
Guarda la maleta en la bodega del carro.
Put the suitcase in the car trunk.
Pon las maletas en el maletero.
Put the suitcases in the trunk.
El maletero del coche está muy lleno.
The car trunk is very full.
No encuentro la rueda de repuesto en el maletero.
I can't find the spare tire in the trunk.

Elena and Mateo are loading their bags into a car for a trip.

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