biciclo

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from French bicycle. By surface analysis, bi- (“two”) +‎ -ciclo (“cycle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /biˈt͡ʃi.klo/
• Rhymes: -iklo
• Hyphenation: bi‧cì‧clo

Noun

biciclo m (plural bicicli)

1. (historical) velocipede, penny-farthing (or any old-fashioned bicycle)

   Hypernym: veicolo

Further reading

• biciclo in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
• biciclo in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
• bicìclo in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
• biciclo in sapere.it – De Agostini Editore
• bicìclo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French bicycle. By surface analysis, bi- +‎ -ciclo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /biˈθiklo/ [biˈθi.klo]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /biˈsiklo/ [biˈsi.klo]
• Rhymes: -iklo
• Syllabification: bi‧ci‧clo

Noun

biciclo m (plural biciclos)

1. (historical) velocipede

   Hypernym: vehículo

Further reading

• “biciclo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10