ayroplano

Cebuano

Alternative forms

Etymology

From airplane + -o. Calque of English airplane. From air +‎ plane, alteration of aeroplane. From French aéroplane, from Ancient Greek ἀερόπλανος (aeróplanos, “wandering in air”), from ἀήρ (aḗr, “air”) + πλάνος (plános, “wandering”).

The spelling ayroplano is used to match the spelling of the Spanish word aeroplano.

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: ay‧ro‧pla‧no

Noun

ayroplano

  1. an airplane; a powered heavier-than-air aircraft with fixed wings

Verb

ayroplano

  1. to transport by airplane
  2. to travel by airplane

Quotations

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:ayroplano.

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