motocyclette

French

Etymology

From the Motorcyclette produced in 1897 by the French Werner Frères et Cie.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɔ.tɔ.si.klɛt/

Noun

motocyclette f (plural motocyclettes)

1. motorcycle

Descendants

• Greek: μοτοσυκλέτα f (motosykléta, “motorcycle”)
• Portuguese: motocicleta f (“motorcycle”)
• Russian: мотоцикле́т m (motociklét, “motorcycle”)
• Spanish: motocicleta f (“motorcycle”)
• Uyghur: موتسىكلىت (motsiklit)

Further reading

• “motocyclette”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.