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veicolo

vehicle

noun veh-EE-koh-loh Less Common

Origin: Latin vehiculum, from vehere (to carry)

Also means

medium (figurative)

Usage Note

Veicolo is the formal/technical term covering cars, trucks, and motorcycles; the everyday word for car is macchina or auto. Figuratively it means a medium or carrier: un veicolo di trasmissione (a transmission medium). The plural is regular: veicoli.

Examples

"Il veicolo era parcheggiato in divieto di sosta."

Natural Translation

The vehicle was parked in a no-parking zone.

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