cofre

Etymology

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]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈkɔ.fɾə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈko.fɾe]

Noun

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

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

References

Further reading

• “cofre” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “cofre” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “cofre” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Alternative forms

• cofer, cofur, coffre, coffer, coffur, coofre, coofer, cophre

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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.

Etymology

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

Noun

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

1. chest (large box often used for storage)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: co‧fre

Noun

cofre m (plural cofres)

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

References

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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

Further reading

• “cofre”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10
• “cofre”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010
• “cofre”, in Diccionario del español de México, Segunda edición, Academia Mexicana de la Lengua, 2019