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el maletero

trunk (car boot)

m a l e ˈt e ɾ o
malet suitcase + ero person or thing associated with
noun · masculine Rare #36,224
trunk (car boot) In Spain, this is the common word for a car’s trunk; in much of Latin America, people often say “cajuela” or “baúl.”
SP: Puse las maletas en el maletero del coche.
EN: I put the suitcases in the car’s trunk.

Y que tenga un maletero grande.

And that it has a big trunk.

Estamos en una jaula dentro del maletero.

We're in a cage inside the trunk.

— Ratatouille (2007)

Siento haberte convertido en sólo mi maletero.

I'm sorry I turned you into nothing more than my trunk.

Que no sepa cómo llegó esa sangre al maletero de su coche.

That he doesn't know how that blood got into the trunk of his car.

— Mystic River (2003)

Katie Markum no estuvo en ningún maletero.

Katie Markum was not in any trunk.

— Mystic River (2003)

La sangre del maletero no era B-negativo.

The blood in the trunk was not B-negative.

— Mystic River (2003)

El problema es que está en mi maletero.

The problem is that it's in my trunk.

— Turno de noche (2026)