vehicular

Presumably from vehicle +‎ -ar, although it could be related to French véhicule.

• esp (US) IPA^(key): /viˈhɪk.jə.lə(ɹ)/
• IPA^(key): /viːɪk.jə.lə(ɹ)/

vehicular (not comparable)

1. Of or pertaining to a vehicle or vehicles, usually specifically cars and trucks.

   Ernest had a fear of vehicular travel, and ended up walking everywhere.

2. Of or pertaining to a language that is used as a contact language between two groups who do not share a common native tongue nor a common culture.

   English is used as a vehicular language in many business settings.

   Latin was a vehicular language for natural philosophers and others from the late Renaissance to the late 18th century.

• vehicular homicide
• vehicular language

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /və.i.kuˈla/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /bə.i.kuˈla/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /ve.i.kuˈlaɾ/

vehicular (masculine and feminine plural vehiculars)

1. vehicular

• vehicle

vehicular (first-person singular present vehiculo, past participle vehiculat)

1. to vehicle, transmit

• IPA^(key): /beikuˈlaɾ/

vehicular (plural vehiculares)

1. vehicular (of a vehicle)
2. vehicular (of a common language)
   • 2015 September 14, “Los niños vuelven al colegio con la ‘ley Wert’ en el aire”, in El País‎:

     Desde la Asamblea por una Escuela Bilingüe (AEB) aseguran que hay varias familias que han solicitado vía judicial el uso del castellano también como lengua vehicular y que esperan una resolución.

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vehicular (first-person singular present vehiculo, first-person singular preterite vehiculé, past participle vehiculado)

1. to serve as a mediator