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cofre

Asturian

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Etymology

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From French coffre.

Noun

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cofre m (plural cofres)

  1. safe (box in which valuables can be locked for safekeeping)

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Catalan

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Catalan cofre, from Old French cofre, from Latin cŏphĭnus (“basket, pan”), from Ancient Greek κόφινος (kóphinos). First attested in the 13th century.[1]

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Noun

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cofre m (plural cofres or (also Valencia) cófrens)

  1. chest, coffer (large box often used for storage)

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  1. ^ “cofre”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025.

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Middle English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Old French cofre, coffre, from Latin cophinus, from Ancient Greek κόφινος (kóphinos). Doublet of coffyn.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkɔfər/, /ˈkɔfrə/, /ˈkoː-/

Noun

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cofre (plural cofres)

  1. A coffer (box for valuables or money)
  2. A supply or store of money.
  3. A coffin; a box for burial.
  4. Any container or cavity.
  5. (rare) A place of secretion or hiding.
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Descendants

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  • English: coffer
  • Scots: coffer
  • Yola: koaver

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Old French

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Etymology

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From Latin cophinus, from Ancient Greek κόφινος (kóphinos, “basket”).

Noun

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cofre oblique singular, m (oblique plural cofres, nominative singular cofres, nominative plural cofre)

  1. chest (large box often used for storage)

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French coffre.[1][2] Doublet of côvão.

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  • Hyphenation: co‧fre

Noun

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cofre m (plural cofres)

  1. safe, coffer (box in which valuables can be locked for safekeeping)

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  1. ^ “cofre”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
  2. ^ “cofre”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French coffre. Cognate with English coffer. Doublet of cuévano.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkofɾe/ [ˈko.fɾe]
  • Rhymes: -ofɾe
  • Syllabification: co‧fre

Noun

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cofre m (plural cofres)

  1. chest, coffer, trunk
    Synonyms: baúl, arca, arcón, arqueta
  2. safe
    Synonym: caja fuerte
  3. bonnet, hood (engine compartment of a car)
    Synonyms: capó, bonete, capirote

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  • The difference between baúl and cofre are twofold. In terms of use, cofres are used almost exclusively to safeguard objects of value kind of like a treasure chest, whereas baúles can be used in such a way but are typically used just to store objects a person has no immediate use for such as old clothes.

In terms of appearance, a cofre has a convex or rounded cover and thus is not always entirely synonymous with English coffer. A baúl can have any kind of shape. Thus, a cofre is a type of baúl. In terms of English, more often than not, you could only translate trunk as baúl, but you could translate either baúl or cofre for chest. A baúl you might bring with you on a trip to transport your belongings, but you don't travel with a cofre unless you are a pirate who finds a cofre de tesoro (“treasure chest”) and brings it aboard your ship.

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