altomóvil

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Asturian

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Etymology

Compare Mirandese altemoble, the prefix is common to Asturleonese.

Noun

altomóvil m (plural altomóviles)

  1. automobile, car (passenger vehicle)
    Synonyms: automóvil, coche
    • 1863-1911?, Amable González Abín, La Candelera:
      Y son esos atomóviles
      And it's those autmobiles
    • 1909, Agustín de la Villa, A dar tóquen:
      gastar n' un altomóvil tres mil pesos,
      to spend three thousand pesos in an automobile
    • 1910, Ismael Quiroga, ¡El degorrio los tomóviles!:
      Táte quieta, Pepa. Con un tomóvil non hay que gastar chancies; son muy delicaos... / Non podemos nin falar escontra los condergáos tomóviles.
      Hold still, Pepa. You shouldn't play tricks with automobiles; they're very delicate... / We can't even talk against the damn automobiles.

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