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Asturian
Noun
motocicleta f (plural motocicletes)
- motorcycle
- Synonym: moto
Catalan
Etymology
From moto- + (bi)cicleta. Compare French motocyclette.
Pronunciation
Noun
motocicleta f (plural motocicletes)
- motorcycle
- Synonym: moto
Further reading
Galician
Noun
motocicleta f (plural motocicletas)
- motorcycle
- Synonym: moto
Usage notes
Usually just moto in casual speech.
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from French motocyclette (“motorcycle”). By surface analysis, motociclo + -eta or moto- + (bi)cicleta.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɛtɐ
- Hyphenation: mo‧to‧ci‧cle‧ta
Noun
motocicleta f (plural motocicletas)
- motorcycle (open-seated motor-powered vehicle with two wheels)
- Synonyms: moto, motociclo
Further reading
- “motocicleta”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
- “motocicleta”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2024
- “motocicleta” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
- “motocicleta”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
- “motocicleta”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
- “motocicleta”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from French motocyclette (“motorcycle”). By surface analysis, moto- + (bi)cicleta
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /motoθiˈkleta/
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /motosiˈkleta/
- Rhymes: -eta
- Syllabification: mo‧to‧ci‧cle‧ta
Noun
motocicleta f (plural motocicletas)
- motorcycle
- Synonym: moto
Usage notes
- Usually just moto in casual speech.
Further reading