motoneta

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /mo.toˈne.tɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /mo.toˈne.tɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /mo.toˈne.ta/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mu.tuˈne.tɐ/

• Hyphenation: mo‧to‧ne‧ta

Noun

motoneta f (plural motonetas)

1. motor scooter (small motorcycle or moped with a step-through frame)

   Synonym: lambreta

Spanish

Etymology

From moto +‎ -neta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /motoˈneta/ [mo.t̪oˈne.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -eta
• Syllabification: mo‧to‧ne‧ta

Noun

motoneta f (plural motonetas)

1. moped (lightweight, two-wheeled vehicle)
2. (Mexico) motor scooter

   Synonym: escúter

Further reading

• “motoneta”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28