biciclo
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): /biˈθiklo/ [biˈθi.klo] (Spain)
- IPA(key): /biˈsiklo/ [biˈsi.klo] (Latin America, Philippines)
- Rhymes: -iklo
- Syllabification: bi‧ci‧clo
Noun
biciclo m (plural biciclos)
- (historical) velocipede
- Hypernym: vehículo
Further reading
- “biciclo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024
- biciclo - Definición - WordReference.com