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baule

trunk

noun bah-OO-leh Rare

Also means

chest (luggage)

Usage Note

Baule refers to a large travelling trunk or storage chest — think old-fashioned luggage rather than a modern suitcase (valigia). In everyday Italian it also colloquially means the boot (trunk) of a car. Its plural is regular: bauli.

Examples

"Ho messo le valigie nel baule."

Natural Translation

I put the suitcases in the trunk.

Literal Translation

I-have put the suitcases in-the trunk

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