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Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from French bicycle. By surface analysis, bi- (“two”) + -ciclo (“cycle”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /biˈt͡ʃi.klo/
- Rhymes: -iklo
- Hyphenation: bi‧cì‧clo
Noun
biciclo m (plural bicicli)
- (historical) velocipede, penny-farthing (or any old-fashioned bicycle)
- Hypernym: veicolo
Further reading
- biciclo in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
- biciclo in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
- bicìclo in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
- biciclo in sapere.it – De Agostini Editore
- bicìclo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from French bicycle. By surface analysis, bi- + -ciclo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /biˈθiklo/
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /biˈsiklo/
- Rhymes: -iklo
- Syllabification: bi‧ci‧clo
Noun
biciclo m (plural biciclos)
- (historical) velocipede
- Hypernym: vehículo
Further reading