Dictionary

frunk en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /fɹʌŋk/

Etymology

Blend of front + trunk.

Meanings

1. A trunk (boot, storage compartment) located at the front rather than the rear of a car.
   • […] a rear cargo area that's more like that of a hatchback than the trunk of a sedan, and a "frunk" where the engine isn't. It's also theoretically safer than a dinosaur-burner, at least in a frontal collision, because the frunk provides a long crumple zone in the front […] 2014 August/September, Charged: Electric Vehicles Magazine, issue 15, page 65
   • I pop the trunk of the Porsche and find ...the engine. […] I walk around the front of the car, pop the other trunk—the frunk?—and discover a tire iron nestled next to the spare. 2014 March 11, T. T. Monday, The Setup Man: A Novel, Doubleday, →ISBN:
   • The Model S, showing off both its traditional trunk and its surprising "frunk." 2013 (summer), Standard, issue 17, page 50

Forms

Relateds

bonnet

Synonyms

froot