vélo

See also: Appendix:Variations of "velo"

French

Etymology

    Clipping of vélocipède (“velocipede”), which is now obsolete.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ve.lo/
    • Audio (Paris):(file)
    • Homophone: vélos
    • Hyphenation: vé‧lo
    • Rhymes: -o

    Noun

    vélo m (plural vélos)

    1. (usually informal) bike, bicycle, cycle
      Synonym: bicyclette
    2. (informal) cycling (the activity of riding bicycles)
      Synonym: cyclisme
      faire du vélo ― to go cycling, to go for a bike ride
      J'adore le vélo. ― I love cycling.

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    Descendants

    • → Alemannic German: Welo, Velo
    • → Dutch: velo
    • → German: Velo
    • → Lingala: veló
    • → Russian: велосипед (velosiped)

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