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10 Language-to-English Dictionariestriciclo
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /triˈtʃi.klo/
"Il bambino ha ricevuto un triciclo per il suo compleanno."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A vehicle with three wheels, typically propelled by pedals and used chiefly by young children.
"The little boy rode his red tricycle up and down the driveway." - 2
A heavy three-wheeled vehicle, sometimes motorized, used for carrying goods or passengers.
"Delivery workers in the narrow streets often use a cargo tricycle."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from French 'tricycle', formed from the prefix tri- (meaning 'three', from Greek tri- and Latin tris) and Greek kyklos (meaning 'wheel' or 'circle'). It entered the English language in the late 19th century during the bicycle boom to describe three-wheeled human-powered vehicles.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Tricycle" is said worldwide
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tricycle
Transliteration: /tʁi.sik.l/
"L'enfant apprend à faire du tricycle."
Dreirad
Transliteration: /ˈdʁaɪ̯ˌʁaːt/
"Das kleine Mädchen fährt gerne mit ihrem Dreirad."
triciclo
Transliteration: /triˈtʃi.klo/
"Il bambino ha ricevuto un triciclo per il suo compleanno."
triciclo
Transliteration: /tɾiˈsi.klo/
"El niño pequeño pedalea feliz en su triciclo."
triciclo
Transliteration: /tɾiˈsi.klu/
"Ele ganhou um triciclo de presente dos avós."
तिपहिया साइकिल
Transliteration: tipahiyā sāikil
"छोटा बच्चा अपनी तिपहिया साइकिल चला रहा है।"
三轮车
Transliteration: sān lún chē
"那个小男孩在骑三轮车。"
세발자전거
Transliteration: se-bal-ja-jeon-geo
"아이가 마당에서 세발자전거를 타고 있다."
三輪車
Transliteration: sanrinsha
"子供が公園で三輪車に乗っています。"
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