bicicleta

/biθiˈkleta/ · B1 · noun · f

bicycle

bicicleta — bicycle

🚲 bi + cicl + eta = two + circle + little: two little wheels

Borrowed from French bicyclette: bi- (two) + cycle (wheel, from Greek kyklos) + -ette (small). In Spain the c sounds like th: bee-thee-KLEH-tah. In football, a bicicleta is a step-over feint.

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