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la bicicleta
bicycle
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How do you say bicicleta in Spanish?
How do you pronounce bicicleta in Spanish?
bicicleta is pronounced /la biθiˈkleta/ in Spanish.
Example sentences
La bicicleta roja que compré es muy ligera y fácil de transportar.
The red bicycle that I bought is very light and easy to transport.
Mi bicicleta nueva está rota, así que tendré que repararla pronto.
My new bicycle is broken, so I will have to repair it soon.
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Why is it feminine?
Bicicleta is feminine because it derives from the French "bicyclette," which is feminine in French, and Spanish adopted both the word and its grammatical gender in the late 19th century when bicycles became popular. The underlying Latin root "bi-" (two) + "cyclus" (wheel) doesn't inherently determine gender, so the feminine assignment ultimately traces to French grammatical convention rather than a predictable Spanish rule.
What is the Spanish word for bicycle?
The Spanish word for bicycle is la bicicleta — feminine.
Gender across languages
| Language | Word | Article | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇫🇷 French | vélo flips! | le | masculine |
| 🇮🇹 Italian | bicicletta | la | feminine |
| 🇵🇹 Portuguese | bicicleta | a | feminine |
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