bicyclette

French

Etymology

bicycle +‎ -ette

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bi.si.klɛt/

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Noun

bicyclette f (plural bicyclettes)

1. bicycle
2. (soccer) bicycle kick

Synonyms

• petite reine (generic)
• vélo (informal)

Descendants

• → Asturian: bicicleta
• → Basque: bizikleta
• → Catalan: bicicleta
• → Galician: bicicleta
• → Hijazi Arabic: بُسْكُليتة
• → Italian: bicicletta (see there for further descendants)
• Mauritian Creole: bisiklet
• → Occitan: bicicleta
• → Portuguese: bicicleta
• → Romanian: bicicletă
• → Spanish: bicicleta (see there for further descendants)
• → Turkish: bisiklet
• → Yiddish: ביציקלעט (bitsiklet)

Further reading

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