אופנוע

Hebrew

אוֹפַנּוֹעַ (motorcycle)

Etymology

Blend of אוֹפַן (ofán, poetic or dated: a wheel) + מָנוֹעַ (manóa', engine), and presumably calque of English motorcycle.

Noun

אוֹפַנּוֹעַ (ofanóa') m (plural indefinite אוֹפַנּוֹעִים, plural construct אוֹפַנּוֹעֵי־)

  1. A motorcycle, motorbike: a single-track, two-wheeled motor vehicle.

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