moto
English
Noun
moto (plural motos)
- One of a series of motocross or BMX races.
- American Motorcyclist, Jan 1982:
- In fact, after the third of four motos, Hinkle had opened a comfortable lead toward the overall win, and perhaps he really didn't feel any pressure as he cruised home seventh in the final moto to lock up the crown.
- American Motorcyclist, Jan 1982:
Asturian
Catalan
Etymology
Shortened form of motocicleta
Further reading
- “moto” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
French
Etymology
Shortened form of motocyclette
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mɔ.to/
audio (file) - Rhymes: -o
Further reading
- “moto” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Galician
Etymology
From motocicleta, by shortening
Javanese
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈmoː.toː/
Participle
mōtō
Conjugation
References
- moto in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- moto in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- moto in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
Mwani
Nigerian Pidgin
Spanish
Etymology 1
From motocicleta, by shortening.
Etymology 2
From mojón.
Synonyms
Further reading
- “moto” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
Swahili
Etymology
From -ota.
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