moto
motorcycle
noun MOH-toh Less Common
Origin: shortened from 'motocicletta'
Also means
motion
Usage Note
Moto is a tricky word: clipped from motocicletta it is feminine and invariable, la moto, le moto. But meaning 'motion' or 'movement' it is masculine, il moto, as in moto perpetuo ('perpetual motion'). The feminine vehicle sense is the everyday one.
Examples
"Vado al lavoro in moto."
Natural Translation
I go to work by motorcycle.
Literal Translation
I-go to-the work by motorcycle.
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