🇪🇸 Spanish

moto

Did you know? This word is a cognate — it looks similar in English and has the same meaning. Cognates are usually easier to remember!
feminine

la moto

motorcycle

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moto
/la ˈmoto/
← masculine feminine →

How do you say moto in Spanish?

IPA
/la ˈmoto/

How do you pronounce moto in Spanish?

moto is pronounced /la ˈmoto/ in Spanish.

Example sentences

La moto roja es muy rápida y ágil en el tráfico.

The red motorcycle is very fast and agile in traffic.

Mi moto nueva está completamente restaurada y lista para la carrera.

My new motorcycle is completely restored and ready for the race.

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Why is it feminine?

Moto is feminine because it's a shortened form of "motocicleta," which is feminine, and Spanish retained the feminine gender of the original word despite the abbreviation. The full term "motocicleta" itself comes from the French "motocyclette," which was feminine in French and carried that gender into Spanish.

What is the Spanish word for motorcycle?

The Spanish word for motorcycle is la moto — feminine.

Gender across languages

LanguageWordArticleGender
🇫🇷 Frenchmotolafeminine
🇵🇹 Portuguesemotoafeminine

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