"truck, lorry" in seven languages

Meaningtruck, lorry

Spanish

camión

/kaˈmjon/

masc.other source · French camion

French

camion

/kamjɔ̃/

masc.other source · of obscure origin

Italian

camion

/ˈkamjon/

masc.other source · French camion

Invariable in the plural; autocarro is the formal word.

Portuguese

caminhão

/kamiˈɲɐ̃w/

masc.other source · French camion

European Portuguese says camião.

Romanian

camion

/kamiˈon/

neut.other source · French camion

Catalan

camió

/kəmiˈo/

masc.other source · French camion

English

truck

/tɹʌk/

other source · of uncertain origin

British English says lorry.

English → Italiantruck, lorrycamionNot relatedDifferent sources — learn this one fresh.What English and Italian share

The story

Spanish and Italian took camion from French, whose own source is obscure. English truck is a separate word, so here the three sisters share a word that English doesn't.

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In a sentence

esUn camión bloqueaba la calle.
frUn camion bloquait la rue.
itUn camion bloccava la strada.
ptUm caminhão estava bloqueando a rua.
roUn camion bloca strada.
caUn camió bloquejava el carrer.
enA truck was blocking the street.

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