How do you say "dune buggy" in Spanish?

Question

Hi,

How do you say "dune buggy" in Spanish?

On one website, it said, "un vehículo todoterreno para ir por la playa" but my teacher said that was nonsense from an online translator.

Could someone please help me with this?

Thanks!

Answer 1

Hi jonZ99

If you google picture of the word arenero you come up with pictures like this one:

And wikipedia says this:

El término arenero puede hacer referencia a:

• Un vehículo, también denominado buggy, especialmente diseñado para la arena.

And here is an Argentinian website which sells these vehicles as areneros (click on the link to see more pictures).

I have also seen (from various other sources) the terms buggy and Kart coss (although, I think that Kart coss refers more to any go-cart style vehicle).

This all seems to indicate that the term arenero (as well as the other "borrowed" words) might be safe to use (at least with some people or in some countries); unfortunately, I could not confirm this information with any reputable dictionary as neither the RAE nor the Pequeño Larousse recognizes this sense of the word. Here is what the RAE has to say:

arenero, ra.

1). m. y f. Persona que vende arena.

2). m. y f. Cuba. Persona encargada de poner arena en los carriles para evitar que patinen las ruedas de los vagones.

3). m. Caja en que las locomotoras llevan arena para soltarla sobre los carriles y aumentar la adherencia de las ruedas cuando es necesario.

4). m. Taurom. Mozo encargado de mantener en condiciones convenientes, durante la lidia, la superficie de arena del redondel.

5). m. Méx. Ave zancuda que habita en praderas cenagosas.

Hi Izanoni1! Thanks for your research! - JonZ99, May 20, 2010

Answer 2

'Buggy' i think