motocicleta
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from French motocyclette (“motorcycle”).
Noun
motocicleta f (plural motocicletas)
- motorcycle (open-seated motor-powered vehicle with two wheels)
Spanish
Etymology
From French motocyclette (“motorcycle”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /motoθiˈkleta/ [mo.t̪o.θiˈkle.t̪a]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /motosiˈkleta/ [mo.t̪o.siˈkle.t̪a]
Audio (Colombia) (file) - Rhymes: -eta
- Syllabification: mo‧to‧ci‧cle‧ta
Usage notes
Usually just moto in casual speech.
Related terms
Further reading
- “motocicleta”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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