vélo

See also: velo, Velo, veló, velò, vēlo, Vëlo, velő, and velo-

French

Etymology

Clipping of vélocipède (“velocipede”), which is now dated.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ve.lo/

• Audio (France, Paris):

  (file)

• Homophone: vélos
• Hyphenation: vé‧lo
• Rhymes: -o

Noun

vélo m (plural vélos)

1. (usually informal) bike, bicycle, cycle

   Synonym: bicyclette

Derived terms

Derived terms

• vélo couché
• vélo d’appartement
• vélodrome
• vélomobile

• vélorizontal
• véloroute
• vélo stationnaire

Descendants

• → Alemannic German: Welo, Velo
• → German: Velo

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• love, lové
• vole, volé