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The VW Beetle is known under many names in many countries, usually local renderings of the word "beetle". Among these are:
Käfer in Germany, Austria and Switzerland
Жук (Zhuk) (Bug) also in Russia (Former Soviet Union)
Volkswagen Sedan
Volkswagen Bug
Pichirilo in Ecuador
Pulga ("Flea") in Colombia
Coccinelle (ladybug) or Kever in Belgium
Vocho or Vochito in Mexico, Colombia, and Costa Rica (mostly a shortening of "Volkswagen"; Vochito is affective diminutive)
Fusca in Brazil and Paraguay
Escarabajo in Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Paraguay, Peru, Spain, Uruguay, and Venezuela
Peta ("turtle") in Bolivia
Folcika in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Sedan, then Fusca (popularly, Fusquinha that means Little Fusca) in Brazil
Косτенурка (Kostenurka) (meaning turtle) or Бръмбар (Brambar) (meaning bug) in Bulgaria
Bug, Beetle, Choupette or Coccinelle (ladybug) in Canada
Escarabat (means "beetle") in Catalan
Poncho in Chile
Jiǎ Ké Chóng (甲壳虫) (means "beetle") in China
Buba in Croatia
Brouk in Czech Republic
Chrobák in Slovak Republic
Boblen (the bubble), Bobbelfolkevogn (a distortion of 'the bubble' and a translation of 'Volkswagen', the people's car), gravid rulleskøjte (pregnant rollerskate) or Hitlerslæden (The Hitler-sled) in Denmark
Cepillo ("Brush") in Dominican Republic
خنفسة - Pronounced khon-fesa (Beetle in Arabic) in Egypt
Põrnikas (means "beetle") in Estonia
Kuplavolkkari (kupla meaning bubble) in Finland
Coccinelle (ladybug) in France, Quebec and Haiti
Буба in the Republic of Macedonia
Jin-guei che (金龜車) in Taiwan
Σκαθάρι (Scathari meaning beetle), Σκαραβαίος (Scaraveos meaning Scarab), or Χελώνα (Chelona meaning Turtle) in Greece
Cucaracha or Cucarachita (Cockroach or little cockroach) in Guatemala and El Salvador.
Bogár (meaning "bug") in Hungary.
Cucarachita (little cockroach) in Honduras.
Bjalla in Iceland
Kodok (frog) in Indonesia
Folex(قورباغه ای) meaning frog in Iran
Agroga عكروكة (froggy) in Iraq
חיפושית ("Hipushit," beetle) or Bimba in Israel
Maggiolino (may bug, cockhafer) or the unofficial name of Maggiolone (can indicate Super Beetle) in Italy
Kabuto-mushi (カブトムシ） (means "drone beetle") in Japan
Kifuu in Kenya
Vabole in Latvia
Vabalas in Lithuania
Kura (turtle) or Kodok (frog) in Malaysia
Sedán, Pulguita (little flea), Vocho or Vochito (sometimes spelled "bocho/bochito") in Mexico
Scoro-Scoro in Namibia
Bhyagute Car in Nepal literally: "Frog Car".
Kever in the Netherlands
Catch Fire in Nigeria
Boble (bubble) in Norway
Foxi or Foxy in Pakistan
"Pendong", kotseng kuba (literally, 'hunchback car') /"pagong" (turtle),"Ba-o", turtle in Cebuano dialect "Boks" in the Philippines
Garbus (literally, 'Hunchback') in Poland
Carocha in Portugal
Volky in Puerto Rico
Broasca / Broscuţă (little frog/froggy) or Buburuza (ladybird) in Romania
Фольксваген-жук(Folksvagen-Zhuk) in Russia
Буба or Buba in Serbia
Volla, Kewer - Pronounced Folla in South Africa
Chrobák in Slovakia
Hrošč in Slovenia
Volks / Beetle/ ibba (turtule) in Sri Lanka
Mgongo wa Chura” (Frog Back) or Mwendo wa Kobe” (Tortoise Speed) in Swahili
Bagge (short for skalbagge, beetle), bubbla (bubble) or folka in Sweden and Finland
Kobe in Tanzania
รถเต่า - Pronounced Rod Tao (turtle car) / โฟล์คเต่า (Volk Tao) in Thai
Kaplumbağa or tosbağa (meaning turtle) or "vosvos" in Turkey.
con bo in Vietnam
Bhamba datya in Shona - Datya is frog in the vernacular from Zimbabwe
Poncho
Popoy
Pulga
Punchbug
Tortuga in Panama
Escarabajo, Bocho o Rana in Perú
Foxi in Pakistan
Kupla in Finland
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Käfer in Germany, Austria and Switzerland
Жук (Zhuk) (Bug) also in Russia (Former Soviet Union)
Volkswagen Sedan
Volkswagen Bug
Pichirilo in Ecuador
Pulga ("Flea") in Colombia
Coccinelle (ladybug) or Kever in Belgium
Vocho or Vochito in Mexico, Colombia, and Costa Rica (mostly a shortening of "Volkswagen"; Vochito is affective diminutive)
Fusca in Brazil and Paraguay
Escarabajo in Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Paraguay, Peru, Spain, Uruguay, and Venezuela
Peta ("turtle") in Bolivia
Folcika in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Sedan, then Fusca (popularly, Fusquinha that means Little Fusca) in Brazil
Косτенурка (Kostenurka) (meaning turtle) or Бръмбар (Brambar) (meaning bug) in Bulgaria
Bug, Beetle, Choupette or Coccinelle (ladybug) in Canada
Escarabat (means "beetle") in Catalan
Poncho in Chile
Jiǎ Ké Chóng (甲壳虫) (means "beetle") in China
Buba in Croatia
Brouk in Czech Republic
Chrobák in Slovak Republic
Boblen (the bubble), Bobbelfolkevogn (a distortion of 'the bubble' and a translation of 'Volkswagen', the people's car), gravid rulleskøjte (pregnant rollerskate) or Hitlerslæden (The Hitler-sled) in Denmark
Cepillo ("Brush") in Dominican Republic
خنفسة - Pronounced khon-fesa (Beetle in Arabic) in Egypt
Põrnikas (means "beetle") in Estonia
Kuplavolkkari (kupla meaning bubble) in Finland
Coccinelle (ladybug) in France, Quebec and Haiti
Буба in the Republic of Macedonia
Jin-guei che (金龜車) in Taiwan
Σκαθάρι (Scathari meaning beetle), Σκαραβαίος (Scaraveos meaning Scarab), or Χελώνα (Chelona meaning Turtle) in Greece
Cucaracha or Cucarachita (Cockroach or little cockroach) in Guatemala and El Salvador.
Bogár (meaning "bug") in Hungary.
Cucarachita (little cockroach) in Honduras.
Bjalla in Iceland
Kodok (frog) in Indonesia
Folex(قورباغه ای) meaning frog in Iran
Agroga عكروكة (froggy) in Iraq
חיפושית ("Hipushit," beetle) or Bimba in Israel
Maggiolino (may bug, cockhafer) or the unofficial name of Maggiolone (can indicate Super Beetle) in Italy
Kabuto-mushi (カブトムシ） (means "drone beetle") in Japan
Kifuu in Kenya
Vabole in Latvia
Vabalas in Lithuania
Kura (turtle) or Kodok (frog) in Malaysia
Sedán, Pulguita (little flea), Vocho or Vochito (sometimes spelled "bocho/bochito") in Mexico
Scoro-Scoro in Namibia
Bhyagute Car in Nepal literally: "Frog Car".
Kever in the Netherlands
Catch Fire in Nigeria
Boble (bubble) in Norway
Foxi or Foxy in Pakistan
"Pendong", kotseng kuba (literally, 'hunchback car') /"pagong" (turtle),"Ba-o", turtle in Cebuano dialect "Boks" in the Philippines
Garbus (literally, 'Hunchback') in Poland
Carocha in Portugal
Volky in Puerto Rico
Broasca / Broscuţă (little frog/froggy) or Buburuza (ladybird) in Romania
Фольксваген-жук(Folksvagen-Zhuk) in Russia
Буба or Buba in Serbia
Volla, Kewer - Pronounced Folla in South Africa
Chrobák in Slovakia
Hrošč in Slovenia
Volks / Beetle/ ibba (turtule) in Sri Lanka
Mgongo wa Chura” (Frog Back) or Mwendo wa Kobe” (Tortoise Speed) in Swahili
Bagge (short for skalbagge, beetle), bubbla (bubble) or folka in Sweden and Finland
Kobe in Tanzania
รถเต่า - Pronounced Rod Tao (turtle car) / โฟล์คเต่า (Volk Tao) in Thai
Kaplumbağa or tosbağa (meaning turtle) or "vosvos" in Turkey.
con bo in Vietnam
Bhamba datya in Shona - Datya is frog in the vernacular from Zimbabwe
Poncho
Popoy
Pulga
Punchbug
Tortuga in Panama
Escarabajo, Bocho o Rana in Perú
Foxi in Pakistan
Kupla in Finland
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