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pedalo

See also: pédalo and pedalò

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Etymology

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From pedal +‎ -o, a registered trademark.

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Noun

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pedalo (plural pedalos or pedaloes)

  1. (UK, nautical) A small boat propelled by pedals that directly turn external paddles, used for recreation.
    Synonyms: pedalboat, (US, Canada, Australia) paddleboat
    • 2001, Stephen Brown, Marketing – the Retro Revolution, London: SAGE Publications, →ISBN, page 139:
      It is the prelapsarian Polynesia of free love, noble savagery, Kon Tiki rafting and Easter Island statuary, not the Levi’s-wearing, Toyota-driving, pédalo-pushing, efflorescent-cocktails-in-a-split-coconut-serving pseudo-paradise that awaits latter-day travellers.
    • 2018 August 16, Marina Hyde, “Sorry to break it to you, far-righters: James Bond is not on your team”, in The Guardian‎[1]:
      On the other hand: I’m sorry the sculpture hurt your feelings. But it’s just art. It can’t harm you. You don’t have to like it – not at all – but it’s going to be gone in a month or so, and you can still use the pedalos while it’s there.

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pedalo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of pedalar

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Etymology

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From Latin pedalis (“a foot in length”), from pēs (“foot”). Compare French pédale and Italian pedale.

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pedalo (accusative singular pedalon, plural pedaloj, accusative plural pedalojn)

  1. pedal (lever operated by one's foot)

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Italian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /peˈda.lo/
  • Rhymes: -alo
  • Hyphenation: pe‧dà‧lo

Verb

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pedalo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of pedalare

Portuguese

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pedalo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of pedalar
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