Vespa
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See also: vespa
Translingual
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d8/Vespa_velutina_side.jpg/220px-Vespa_velutina_side.jpg)
Etymology
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Vespa f
Hypernyms
[edit]- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Pterygota – subclass; Neoptera – infraclass; Holometabola – superorder; Hymenoptera – order; Apocrita - suborder; Vespoidea - superfamily; Vespidae - family; Vespinae - subfamily
Hyponyms
[edit]- (genus): Vespa affinis, Vespa analis, Vespa basalis, Vespa bellicosa, Vespa bicolor, Vespa binghami, Vespa crabro, Vespa ducalis, Vespa dybowskii, Vespa fervida, Vespa fumida, Vespa luctuosa, Vespa mandarinia, Vespa mocsaryana, Vespa multimaculata, Vespa orientalis, Vespa philippinensis, Vespa simillima, Vespa soror, Vespa tropica, Vespa velutina, Vespa vivax (species)
References
[edit]Hornet on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Vespa on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Vespa on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
English
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/40/Rome_Italy_%282412657539%29.jpg/220px-Rome_Italy_%282412657539%29.jpg)
Etymology 1
[edit]Trade name; borrowing from Italian Vespa, from vespa (“wasp”). Doublet of wasp.
Noun
[edit]Vespa (plural Vespas)
- An Italian motor scooter.
- 2004, Henning Mankell, translated by Ebba Segerberg, Before The Frost, page 76:
- Her 40-year-old Vespa was waiting in the yard under a custom-made cover.
- 2009, David J. Degou, Cambridge Police Department, unnumbered page:
- In 1967, members of the traffic unit provide a funeral escort riding Vespa police model motor scooters. The Vespa scooter had the ability to cruise at speeds from 2 miles per hour to 65 miles per hour.
- 2011, Terry A. Burgess, Smell the Devil's Breath, Uncommon Senses, Number 4, page 85,
- He grabbed the handlebars of the smallest Vespa near the end of the row and pulled the machine free of its slot.
Etymology 2
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Vespa (plural Vespas)
- A surname from Italian.
Statistics
[edit]- According to the 2010 United States Census, Vespa is the 32302nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 713 individuals. Vespa is most common among White (96.21%) individuals.
Further reading
[edit]- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Vespa”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Anagrams
[edit]Italian
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Vespaprimavera.jpg/220px-Vespaprimavera.jpg)
Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From vespa (“wasp”), in reference to its shape or sound. See also Ape (“bee”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Vespa f (plural Vespe)
Derived terms
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Vespa m or f by sense
- a surname
Further reading
[edit]Piaggio Vespa on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia it
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- English doublets
- English lemmas
- English nouns
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- English uncountable nouns
- English surnames
- English surnames from Italian
- English genericized trademarks
- Italian 2-syllable words
- Italian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Italian/ɛspa
- Rhymes:Italian/ɛspa/2 syllables
- Italian lemmas
- Italian nouns
- Italian countable nouns
- Italian feminine nouns
- Italian proper nouns
- Italian proper nouns with irregular gender
- Italian masculine nouns
- Italian nouns with multiple genders
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