Spanish word

cochera

Pronunciation

IPA/koˈtʃeɾa/

Meaning

  • feminine noungarage

Example

Aparqué el coche en la cochera.

I parked the car in the garage.

Illustration for cochera (garage)

More examples

Cierra la cochera, por favor.

Close the garage, please.

Core concept

Closed or semi-covered space for a single car, either attached to a house or freestanding.

Common phrases

  • abrir la cochera

    open the garage

  • cerrar la cochera

    close the garage

Similar words

garaje: Covered, enclosed car space inside a building or small detached structure for vehicle storage.
aparcamiento: Parking area arranged for multiple vehicles, ranging from open lots to multi-storey car parks.
plaza de aparcamiento: Single, numbered parking space marked and reserved for one vehicle.

Definition in Spanish

Espacio reservado, cerrado o semicubierto, para almacenar un coche, ya sea como dependencia de la vivienda o como plaza independiente.

Word origin

The word derives from Spanish coche 'car' plus the locative suffix -era, with coche ultimately coming from Hungarian kocsi via Middle French into Spanish.

Usage tips

  • Speakers use aparcar for the act of parking and dejar when the emphasis is leaving a car at a spot for some time, and the verb choice indicates intended duration.

Other meanings

  • carportnoun

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