pedalo

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See also: pédalo and pedalò

English

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Etymology

From pedal +‎ -o, a registered trademark.

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Noun

pedalo (plural pedalos or pedaloes)

  1. (UK, nautical) A small boat propelled by pedals that directly turn external paddles, used for recreation.
    Synonyms: pedalboat, (US, Canada, Australia) paddleboat
    • 2001, Stephen Brown, Marketing – the Retro Revolution, London: SAGE Publications, →ISBN, page 139:
      It is the prelapsarian Polynesia of free love, noble savagery, Kon Tiki rafting and Easter Island statuary, not the Levi’s-wearing, Toyota-driving, pédalo-pushing, efflorescent-cocktails-in-a-split-coconut-serving pseudo-paradise that awaits latter-day travellers.
    • 2018 August 16, Marina Hyde, “Sorry to break it to you, far-righters: James Bond is not on your team”, in The Guardian:
      On the other hand: I’m sorry the sculpture hurt your feelings. But it’s just art. It can’t harm you. You don’t have to like it – not at all – but it’s going to be gone in a month or so, and you can still use the pedalos while it’s there.

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Verb

pedalo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of pedalar

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Etymology

From Latin pedalis (a foot in length), from pēs (foot). Compare French pédale and Italian pedale.

Pronunciation

Noun

pedalo (accusative singular pedalon, plural pedaloj, accusative plural pedalojn)

  1. pedal (lever operated by one's foot)

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Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /peˈda.lo/
  • Rhymes: -alo
  • Hyphenation: pe‧dà‧lo

Verb

pedalo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of pedalare

Portuguese

Verb

pedalo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of pedalar