trastero
/tɾasteɾo/from spelling rules
The English phrase storage room is translated into Spanish as trastero.
A small room or separate space used for storing household items that are not needed daily.
Which one should you use?
While trastero refers to a room for clutter or household items, almacén is used for a warehouse or a place where commercial goods are stored.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Spain, trastero is the standard term for a storage room, often located in the basement or a separate area of an apartment building. In Mexico, bodega can be used to refer to a storage room (shed) and guardarropa can be used to refer to a storage room (cloakroom). In Argentina, guardamuebles is a commonly used term for storage room.
How does it change in a sentence?
The plural form of trastero is trasteros.
How do you pronounce it?
/tɾasteɾo/
Did you know?
- In many parts of the Spanish-speaking world, a bodega is not just a storage room but also a small neighborhood grocery store or corner shop.
- While trastero usually means a storage room, the root trasto can be used to describe a clumsy person or a mischievous child in some contexts.
- If you use the word bodega in a restaurant in many Spanish-speaking countries, you might be asking for the wine cellar rather than a storage room.
Examples in context
- Echa un vistazo al cuarto de trastos, ahí encontrarás lo que necesitas.Take a look at the junk room, you'll find what you need there.
- Los documentos están en el trastero, junto a las cajas.The documents are in the storeroom, next to the boxes.
- Tengo las maletas en el trastero.I have the suitcases in the storage room.
- El trastero está muy desordenado.The storage room is very messy.
- ¿Dónde está la llave del trastero?Where is the key to the storage room?
Example conversation
Javier and María are cleaning their new apartment.
- Javier¿Puedes guardar estas cajas en el trastero?Can you put these boxes in the storage room?
- MaríaSí, Javier, lo haré ahora mismo.Yes, Javier, I will do it right now.
- JavierGracias, María, ese espacio es muy útil.Thanks, María, that space is very useful.
- MaríaEs verdad, necesitamos un trastero más grande.That's true, we need a larger storage room.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
