The Volkswagen Type 1 automobile, also known as the Volkswagen Beetle or Bug, is known colloquially by various names in different countries, usually local renderings of the word "beetle". Among these are:
Bug or Beetle-Bug in the US
Bogár (beetle) or bogárhátú (beetle-back) in Hungary
金龜車 ("Jin-guei che") in Taiwan
Agroga عكروكة (little frog), Rag-gah ركـّة (little turtle) in Iraq
חיפושית ("Hipushit", beetle) or Bimba in Israel
ビートル ("Bītoru", beetle) in Japan
Bjalla (beetle) in Iceland
Kodok (frog) in Indonesia
Ghoorbaghei (قورباغه ای) (frog) in Iran
Буба (beetle) in North Macedonia
Kifuu (small bowl) in Kenya
Vabole (beetle) in Latvia
Vabalas (beetle) in Lithuania
Kura (turtle), Kodok (frog) in Malaysia
Kashima in Namibia
Bhyagute car (frog car) in Nepal
Boble (bubble) in Norway
Cepillo (brush or ice shaver) in Dominican Republic
خنفسة ("khon-fesa", beetle) in Egypt
Fakrouna (tortoise) in Libya
Põrnikas (beetle) in Estonia
Baratinha (little cockroach) in Cape Verde
Escarabat (beetle) in Catalan
Poncho in Chile and Venezuela
甲壳虫 ("Jiǎ Ké Chóng", beetle) in China
Buba (bug) in Croatia
Brouk (beetle) in Czech Republic
Sapito (little toad) in Perú
Carocha (beetle) in Portugal
Volky in Puerto Rico
Broasca, Broscuţă (little frog), Buburuza (ladybird) in Romania
Фольксваген-жук ("Folksvagen-zhuk", Volkswagen bug) in Ukraine
Жук ("Zhuk", beetle) in Russia
Буба ("Buba", bug) in Serbia
Qongqothwane (beetle), Volla or Volksie (little Volkswagen), Kewer (beetle) in South Africa Chrobák (beetle) in Slovakia Hrošč (beetle) in Slovenia Volks, Beetle or Ibba (turtle) in Sri Lanka Mgongo wa Chura (frog's back)in Tanzania Con Bọ (bug) in Vietnam Bhamba Datya ("Datya", frog) in Zimbabwe Tortuga (tortoise) in Panama Цох(beetle) in Mongolia "فولوکس" ("Foloks", philosopher), in Afghanistan Buba ("the bug") in Montenegro Super Beetle or Super Bug in North America Banju Maqlub (literally, a bathtub turned upside down) in Malta Viwii in Malawi
Foxi or Foxy in most of Pakistan and Daddu-car (frog car) in Punjabi speaking parts of Pakistan Mgongo wa Chura (frog's back), Mwendo wa Kobe (tortoise speed) in Swahili Folka (Volkswagen), Bagge (short for Skalbagge, beetle), Bubbla (bubble) in Sweden and Swedish-speaking Finland Cucaracha or Cucarachita (cockroach, little cockroach) in Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras Bingus, Ijapa, Mbe, or Tortoise Car in Nigeria Beetle in the UK, and in many English speaking Commonwealth countries (e.g. Australia & New Zealand) Maggiolino (maybug, cockchafer), Maggiolone (big beetle) in Italy Käfer (beetle) in Germany, Austria and Alemannic Switzerland Kever in Dutch-speaking Belgium and the Netherlands Pichirilo in Ecuador and Colombia Pulga (flea), Escarabajo (beetle) in Colombia ඉබ්බා (tortoise) in Sri Lanka Vocho, Vochito or Volcho (navel) in Mexico, Costa Rica, Colombia and Perú Fusca in Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay (from "fauvê", "VW" in German pronunciation), Fusquinha (little VW) in Brazil, Fusquita (little VW) in Uruguay Escarabajo (beetle) in Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Paraguay, Perú, Spain, Uruguay, El Salvador, Costa Rica, Panama Peta (turtle) in Bolivia Pendong, Kotseng kuba (hunchback car), Pagong, Ba-o, (turtle), Boks (tin can), sometimes Beetle in the Philippines Garbus (hunchback) in Poland Folcika or Buba (bug) in Bosnia and Herzegovina Косτенурка ("Kostenurka", turtle), Бръмбар ("Brambar", beetle) in Bulgaria Boblen (The bubble), Bobbelfolkevogn (bubble Volkswagen), Asfaltboblen (The asphalt bubble), Billen (The Beetle) gravid rulleskøjte (pregnant rollerskate) or Hitlerslæden (Hitler-sled) in Denmark Kupla (bubble), Kuplavolkkari (bubble Volkswagen), Aatun kosto (Adi's revenge) in Finland Coccinelle (ladybug) in France, French-speaking Belgium and Switzerland, Algeria, Quebec and Haiti Choupette (Herbie's name in the French version of the movie) in French Canada Σκαθάρι ("Skathari", beetle), Σκαραβαίος ("Skaraveos", scarab), Χελώνα ("Chelona", turtle), Κατσαριδάκι ("Katsaridaki", little cockroach) in Greece Sedán (sedan car), Pulguita (little flea), Vocho/Vochito or Bocho/Bochito (little Volkswagen) in Mexico and across Latin Americaรถเต่า ("Rod Tao", turtle car), โฟล์คเต่า ("Volk Tao", Volkswagen turtle) in ThaiKaplumbağa (turtle), Tosbağa (tortoise), Vosvos'' in Turkey
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MousePlanet ('slug bug')