Vespa

See also: vespa

Translingual

Etymology

Latin vespa (“wasp”)

Proper noun

Vespa f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Vespidae – the hornets.

Hypernyms

• (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

• (genus): Vespa affinis, , , , , , Vespa crabro, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , (species)

References

• Hornet on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Vespa on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Vespa on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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English

A Vespa

Etymology

Trade name; borrowing from Italian Vespa, from vespa (“wasp”). Doublet of wasp.

Noun

Vespa (plural Vespas)

1. An Italian motor scooter.
   • 2004, Ebba Segerberg (translator), Henning Mankell, 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.

Anagrams

• paves, pavés, spave, vapes

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Italian

Etymology

From vespa (“wasp”), in reference to its sound (see also Ape).

Noun

Vespa f (plural Vespe)

1. an Italian brand of motor scooter (or any similar motor scooter)

Related terms

• vespista

See also

• Lambretta

Proper noun

Vespa

1. a surname