autocar

See also: Autocar

English

Etymology

From auto- (“self-propelled”) +‎ car.

Noun

autocar (plural autocars)

1. (archaic) A road vehicle powered by steam or electricity rather than by traction.

Derived terms

• autocarist

Anagrams

• acatour

Aragonese

Etymology

Borrowed from French autocar, and this a pseudo-anglicism, derived from English autocar. By surface analysis, auto- +‎ car.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /au̯toˈka(ɾ)/
• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)
• Syllabification: au‧to‧car

Noun

autocar m

1. motorcoach, bus, coach (vehicle)

References

• Diccionario ortografico de l'aragonés (Seguntes la PO de l'EFA)

Asturian

Etymology

Borrowed from French autocar, and this a pseudo-anglicism, derived from English autocar. By surface analysis, auto- +‎ car.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /au̯toˈkaɾ/ [au̯.t̪oˈkaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: au‧to‧car

Noun

autocar m (plural autocars)

1. motorcoach, bus, coach (vehicle)

Further reading

• “autocar”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1st edition, Academy of the Asturian Language [Asturian: Academia de la Llingua Asturiana], 2000, →ISBN

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from French autocar, and this a pseudo-anglicism, derived from English autocar. By surface analysis, auto- +‎ car.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Central) [ˌaw.tuˈkar]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Valencia, Northwestern) [ˌaw.toˈkar]

• Audio (Barcelona):

  (file)

Noun

autocar m (plural autocars)

1. motorcoach, bus, coach (vehicle)

Further reading

• “autocar”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “autocar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “autocar”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)

French

Etymology

Pseudo-anglicism, derived from autocar. By surface analysis, auto- +‎ car.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /o.tɔ.kaʁ/, /ɔ.tɔ.kaʁ/

• Audio (France (Somain)):

  (file)

Noun

autocar m (plural autocars)

1. motorcoach, bus, coach (vehicle)

   Synonyms: (North America) autobus voyageur; (Europe) car

Descendants

• → Aragonese: autocar
• → Asturian: autocar
• → Catalan: autocar
• → Belarusian: а́ўтакар (áwtakar)
• → Bulgarian: автока́р (avtokár)
• → German: Autocar
• → Galician: autocar
• → Italian: autocarro (calque)
• → Occitan: autocar
• → Portuguese: autocarro (calque)
• → Romanian: autocar
• → Spanish: autocar
• → Turkish: otokar
• → Vietnamese: xe ca (partial calque)

See also

• autobus

Further reading

• “autocar”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Galician

Etymology

Borrowed from French autocar, and this a pseudo-anglicism, derived from English autocar. By surface analysis, auto- +‎ car.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /awtoˈkaɾ/ [ɑw.t̪oˈkɑɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ

Noun

autocar m (plural autocares)

1. motorcoach, bus, coach (vehicle)

Further reading

• “autocar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026

Occitan

Etymology

Borrowed from French autocar, and this a pseudo-anglicism, derived from English autocar. By surface analysis, auto- +‎ car.

Noun

autocar m (plural autocars) (Limousin)

1. motorcoach, bus, coach (vehicle)

Further reading

• Yves Lavalade (2010), Dictionnaire d'usage occitan/français - Limousin, Marche, Périgord (in French), Institut d'Estudis Occitans dau Lemosin, →ISBN; page 94

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French autocar, and this a pseudo-anglicism, derived from English autocar. By surface analysis, auto- +‎ car.

Noun

autocar n (plural autocare)

1. motorcoach, bus, coach (vehicle)

Declension

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	autocar	autocarul	autocare	autocarele
genitive-dative	autocar	autocarului	autocare	autocarelor
vocative	autocarule		autocarelor

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French autocar, and this a pseudo-anglicism, derived from English autocar. By surface analysis, auto- +‎ car.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /autoˈkaɾ/ [au̯.t̪oˈkaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: au‧to‧car

Noun

autocar m (plural autocares)

1. motorcoach, bus, coach (vehicle)

Further reading

• “autocar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025