How do you translate "bed" in Spanish? (bed of pickup truck)

Question

I want to say: My husband puts his kayak in the bed of our pickup truck. How do you translate "bed" in Spanish. My intercambio partners tell me it is not "cama."

The edit is to demonstrate clarity in the title. This is a good question! - bandit51jd, Apr 18, 2012

Answer 1

Cama is most common, but caja is sometimes used as well.

Answer 2

From Wikipedia, I got this:

A pickup truck has "una zona de carga descubierta" (denominada «caja, batea, platón, cama o palangana»)

So any of those words in bold seem to be your answer.

Answer 3

caja

Answer 4

cama is bed

Answer 5

idk y dont u figure out

Texas, please use proper English and not text shortcuts! - martha-sd, Apr 19, 2012

Answer 6

I agree, "caja" is most common term. "Una zona de carga descubierta" is something that would be used in the design process of the truck or in very techical terms.

Whatever you do, do not call the pick-truck "troca." This is not Spanish. It´s an abomination called "spanglish."

Yes, "una zona de carga descubierta" is just to describe it/define it. The bold words are the words this person is looking for. - missy8888, Apr 19, 2012