Cargo — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

goods carried by a large vehicle

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈɑːɹɡoʊ/

🇬🇧British English

/ɐpɹˈəʊtʃmənt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɐpɹˈəʊtʃmənt/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈɑːɹɡoʊ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

lading consignment load payload freight loading shipment

Word Forms

lade	verb	fill or place a load on
freight	verb	load with goods for transportation
load	verb	put (something) on a structure or conveyance
ship	verb	transport commercially

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Ladung

Güter, die von einem großen Fahrzeug befördert werden

🇫🇷French

cargaison

marchandises transportées par un gros véhicule

🇪🇸Spanish

carga

mercancías transportadas por un vehículo grande

🇮🇹Italian

carico

merci trasportate da un veicolo di grandi dimensioni

🇳🇱Dutch

lading

goederen vervoerd door een groot voertuig

🇵🇹Portuguese

carga

mercadorias transportadas por um veículo grande

🇷🇺Russian

груз

груз, перевозимый большим транспортным средством

India

🇮🇳Hindi

माल

बड़े वाहन द्वारा ले जाया जाने वाला सामान

🇧🇩Bengali

পণ্যসম্ভার

একটি বড় যানবাহন দ্বারা বহন করা পণ্য

🇮🇳Tamil

சரக்கு

ஒரு பெரிய வாகனம் கொண்டு செல்லும் பொருட்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

సరుకు

పెద్ద వాహనం ద్వారా సరుకులు తీసుకువెళ్లారు

🇮🇳Marathi

मालवाहू

मोठ्या वाहनाने वाहून नेलेला माल

🇮🇳Gujarati

કાર્ગો

મોટા વાહન દ્વારા માલસામાન

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸರಕು

ದೊಡ್ಡ ವಾಹನದ ಮೂಲಕ ಸಾಗಿಸುವ ಸರಕುಗಳು

🇮🇳Malayalam

ചരക്ക്

ഒരു വലിയ വാഹനത്തിൽ കൊണ്ടുപോകുന്ന സാധനങ്ങൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮਾਲ

ਇੱਕ ਵੱਡੇ ਵਾਹਨ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਲਿਜਾਇਆ ਗਿਆ ਸਾਮਾਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

کارگو

سامان ایک بڑی گاڑی سے لے جایا جاتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

货物

大型车辆运载的货物

🇯🇵Japanese

貨物

大型車両で運ばれる荷物

🇰🇷Korean

뱃짐

대형 차량으로 운반되는 물품

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hàng hóa

hàng hóa được vận chuyển bằng một chiếc xe lớn

🇹🇭Thai

สินค้า

สินค้าที่บรรทุกโดยยานพาหนะขนาดใหญ่

🇮🇩Indonesian

muatan

barang yang dibawa dengan kendaraan besar

🇵🇭Filipino

kargamento

kalakal na dala ng isang malaking sasakyan

🇲🇾Malay

kargo

barang yang dibawa oleh kenderaan besar

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

البضائع

البضائع التي تحملها مركبة كبيرة

🇮🇷Persian

محموله

کالاهای حمل شده توسط یک وسیله نقلیه بزرگ

🇹🇷Turkish

kargo

büyük bir aracın taşıdığı mallar

🇮🇱Hebrew

מִטְעָן

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