tricycle
English
A child's tricycle.
An auto-rickshaw carrying a passenger in the Philippines. Locally these are referred simply as "tricycles".
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈtɹaɪsɪkəl/, /ˈtɹaɪˌsɪkəl/
Audio (CA) (file) Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -aɪsɪkəl, -aɪˌsɪkəl
- Hyphenation: tri‧cy‧cle
Noun
tricycle (plural tricycles)
- A cycle with three wheels, powered by pedals and usually intended for young children.
- (Philippines) cycle rickshaw (a motorized three-wheeler, the Philippine version of the rickshaw, consisting of a motorbike attached to a sidecar which may be customised according to the owner’s choice. Widely used as a public means of transportation alongside the more popular Philippine jeepney).
Synonyms
Translations
cycle with three wheels
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Philippine rickshaw
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Verb
tricycle (third-person singular simple present tricycles, present participle tricycling, simple past and past participle tricycled)
- To ride a tricycle.
- The child tricycled around the driveway until dark.
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tʁi.sikl/
Audio (file)
Further reading
- “tricycle” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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