Dictionary

froot en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /fɹuːt/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Blend of front + boot.

Meanings

1. A boot (storage compartment) located at the front rather than the rear of a car, especially an electric vehicle.
   • "There’s a tiny froot (front boot), and a long if not particularly deep actual boot with 656 litres of lugging capacity.") 2018 June 4, “Jaguar i-Pace review: at last we drive Jag's first EV!”, in Car Magazine, archived from the original on 18 Dec 2019:
   • "There is so much luggage space in the boot as well as under the bonnet, in the US that’s called the front trunk or “Frunk”, we call it the “Froot”. ") 2012 June 22, “S”, in Electragirl, archived from the original on 26 Jan 2022:
   • "In Australia, we like ‘froot’, for front boot.") 2014 December 9, “The Tesla Model S ‘Skateboard’ Rolling Chassis Is A Thing Of Beauty”, in Gizmodo, archived from the original on 26 Jan 2022:

Forms

Relateds

bonnet

Synonyms

frunk

Translations (4)

fr frunk (front boot) · de Frunk (front boot) · fi etutavaratila (front boot) · bg предно товарно пространство (front boot)