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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