jalopy vs auto

jalopy and auto both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
jalopy	Yes	No	No	No
auto	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, auto is a hypernym of jalopy; that is, auto is a word with a broader meaning than jalopy:

jalopy: a car that is old and unreliable
auto: a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine

Other hypernyms of jalopy include automobile, car, machine, motorcar, dysphemism.

jalopy (noun)	auto (noun)
a car that is old and unreliable	a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine