rubia

/ˈrubja/ · B1 · noun · f

beach wagon

🚙 rubia = blonde: old estate cars had pale, blond wood side panels

Rubia normally means blonde. In Spain, wood-panelled station wagons got the nickname because of their light-coloured wooden sides, so the blonde car is the estate car. It's a feminine noun: la rubia.

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