furgoneta

B1 · noun · f

van

furgoneta — van

🚐 furgón (wagon) + -eta (little) = a little goods wagon, a van

Spanish furgón, from French fourgon, means a goods wagon or wagon. Adding the diminutive -eta makes a smaller one, so furgoneta is a van. It is feminine: la furgoneta.

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