voiturette
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French voiturette, first used in 1895 by Léon Bollée to describe his new motor tricycle.
Noun edit
voiturette (plural voiturettes)
Coordinate terms edit
French edit
Etymology edit
From voiture + -ette. Genericization of brand name "Voiturette". Coined by Léon Bollée in 1895 to name his new motor tricycle, «Voiturette».
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
voiturette f (plural voiturettes)
Coordinate terms edit
Descendants edit
- English: voiturette
Further reading edit
- “voiturette”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.