motoneta
Portuguese
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /mo.toˈne.tɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /mo.toˈne.ta/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /mu.tuˈne.tɐ/
- Rhymes: -etɐ
- Hyphenation: mo‧to‧ne‧ta
Noun
motoneta f (plural motonetas)
- motor scooter (small motorcycle or moped with a step-through frame)
- Synonym: lambreta
Further reading
- “motoneta”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “motoneta”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
Spanish
Etymology
From moto + -neta.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /motoˈneta/ [mo.t̪oˈne.t̪a]
- Rhymes: -eta
- Syllabification: mo‧to‧ne‧ta
Noun
motoneta f (plural motonetas)
- moped (lightweight, two-wheeled vehicle)
- (Mexico) motor scooter
- Synonym: escúter
Further reading
- “motoneta”, 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