Spanish Conversation · Level 145
30 words
Spanish word
vagón
Pronunciation
IPA/baˈɣon/
Meaning
- masculine nounrailcar
Example
El vagón llegó a la estación.
The railcar arrived at the station.
More examples
El vagón de pasajeros estaba casi lleno.
The passenger car was almost full.
Core concept
Train car designed to carry cargo or travelers.
Common phrases
vagón de pasajeros
passenger car
vagón de carga
freight car
subir al vagón
board the railcar
Similar words
tren: Moves along tracks as a complete formation of connected railcars.
coche: Functions as a passenger carriage designed to carry travelers.
Definition in Spanish
Vehículo ferroviario que forma parte de un tren y sirve para llevar pasajeros o carga.
Word origin
Spanish vagón derives from wagon (French/English), itself from Germanic wagen 'cart', with semantic widening from carts to train cars during the 19th-century railway era.
Usage tips
- The written accent on ó marks vagón and disappears in the plural vagones, and many speakers prefer coche for passenger sections while vagón is typical for freight units.
Other meanings
- passenger carnoun
- freight carnoun
Related words
- vagonetasmall railcarnoun
- vagoncitolittle railcarnoun