mô tô

See also: Appendix:Variations of "moto"

Vietnamese

Etymology

From French moto.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [mo˧˧ to˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [mow˧˧ tow˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [mow˧˧ tow˧˧]

Noun

mô tô

1. (vehicles, chiefly law) a motorcycle of maximum speed higher than 50 km/h, or of a cylinder capacity higher than 50 cc, that requires a driver's license to be legally used

See also

• xe máy
• xe gắn máy (does not require a driver's licence)
• ô tô