Vespa
See also: vespa
Translingual edit
Etymology edit
Proper noun edit
Vespa f
Hypernyms edit
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Pterygota – subclass; Neoptera – infraclass; Holometabola – superorder; Hymenoptera – order; Apocrita - suborder; Vespoidea - superfamily; Vespidae - family; Vespinae - subfamily
Hyponyms edit
- (genus): Vespa affinis, Vespa analis, Vespa basalis, Vespa bellicosa, Vespa bicolor, Vespa binghami, Vespa crabro, Vespa ducalis, Vespa dybowskii, Vespa fervida, Vespa fumida, Vespa luctuosa, Vespa mandarinia, Vespa mocsaryana, Vespa multimaculata, Vespa orientalis, Vespa philippinensis, Vespa simillima, Vespa soror, Vespa tropica, Vespa velutina, Vespa vivax (species)
References edit
- Hornet on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Vespa on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Vespa on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
Trade name; borrowing from Italian Vespa, from vespa (“wasp”). Doublet of wasp.
Noun edit
Vespa (plural Vespas)
- An Italian motor scooter.
- 2004, Henning Mankell, translated by Ebba Segerberg, Before The Frost, page 76:
- Her 40-year-old Vespa was waiting in the yard under a custom-made cover.
- 2009, David J. Degou, Cambridge Police Department, unnumbered page:
- In 1967, members of the traffic unit provide a funeral escort riding Vespa police model motor scooters. The Vespa scooter had the ability to cruise at speeds from 2 miles per hour to 65 miles per hour.
- 2011, Terry A. Burgess, Smell the Devil's Breath, Uncommon Senses, Number 4, page 85,
- He grabbed the handlebars of the smallest Vespa near the end of the row and pulled the machine free of its slot.
Etymology 2 edit
Proper noun edit
Vespa (plural Vespas)
- A surname from Italian.
Statistics edit
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Vespa is the 32302nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 713 individuals. Vespa is most common among White (96.21%) individuals.
Further reading edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Vespa”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Anagrams edit
Italian edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From vespa (“wasp”), in reference to its shape or sound. See also Ape (“bee”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Vespa f (plural Vespe)
Derived terms edit
Proper noun edit
Vespa m or f by sense
- a surname
Further reading edit
- Piaggio Vespa on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia it