tricycle
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈtɹaɪsɪkəl/, /ˈtɹaɪˌsɪkəl/
Audio (CA) (file) Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -aɪsɪkəl
- Hyphenation: tri‧cy‧cle
Noun[edit]
tricycle (plural tricycles)
- A cycle with three wheels, powered by pedals and usually intended for young children.
- Synonym: trike
- (Philippines) An autorickshaw; A motorized cycle rickshaw
- Synonym: (cycle rickshaw) pedicab
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
cycle with three wheels
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Verb[edit]
tricycle (third-person singular simple present tricycles, present participle tricycling, simple past and past participle tricycled)
- To ride a tricycle.
- Synonym: trike
- The child tricycled around the driveway until dark.
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
tricycle m (plural tricycles)
Further reading[edit]
- “tricycle”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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