bicyclette

English

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French bicyclette. Doublet of bicicletta.

Noun

bicyclette (plural bicyclettes)

1. (cocktail) A cocktail made with Campari, white wine, classic bitters, citrus.

Synonyms

• bicicletta

French

Etymology

From bicycle +‎ -ette.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bi.si.klɛt/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Audio (Switzerland (Valais)):

  (file)

• Audio (France (Paris)):

  (file)

• Audio (France (Vosges)):

  (file)

• Audio (France (Vosges)):

  (file)

• Audio (France (Saint-Étienne)):

  (file)

• Audio (France (Lyon)):

  (file)

• Audio (France (Somain)):

  (file)

Noun

bicyclette f (plural bicyclettes)

1. bicycle
2. (soccer) bicycle kick

Synonyms

• petite reine (generic)
• vélo (informal)

Descendants

Descendants

• → Asturian: bicicleta
• → Basque: bizikleta
• → Catalan: bicicleta
• → Chadian Arabic: بسكليت (biskilēt)
• → Galician: bicicleta
• Haitian Creole: bisiklèt
• → Hijazi Arabic: بُسْكُليتة
• → Istriot: bicicléta
• → Italian: bicicletta (see there for further descendants)
• → Malagasy: bisikilety
• Mauritian Creole: bisiklet
• → Occitan: bicicleta
• → Portuguese: bicicleta, biciclete
• → Romanian: bicicletă
• → Sicilian: picicaletta
• → Spanish: bicicleta (see there for further descendants)
• → Turkish: bisiklet
  • → Laz: ბისიქლეთი (bisikleti), ბისიქლეტი (bisikleťi)
• → Yiddish: ביציקלעט (bitsiklet)

Further reading

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