motocross
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motocross
- /ˈməʊ.tə(ʊ).kɹɒs/ UK
- /ˈmoʊ.doʊˌkɹɔs/ US
- /-kɹɑs/ US
Where it comes from
Unadapted borrowing from French motocross, a macaronic blend of moto, from motocyclette (“motorcycle”) and English cross-country. May be decomposed as moto- + -cross.
noun motocrosses · motorcross
- A form of off-road motorbike racing.
- An event where such racing takes place.
Similar: MX, scrambling
Thesaurus
noun
Similar: MX, scrambling
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noun off-road motorbike racing
| Español | motocross |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 모토크로스 motokeuroseu |
| 日本語 | モトクロス motokurosu |
| 中文 | 摩托越野賽 /摩托越野赛 mótuō yuèyěsài, 摩托車越野賽 /摩托车越野赛 mótuōchē yuèyěsài |
| Português | motocross |
| Français | motocross |
| Deutsch | Motocross |
| Italiano | motocross, motocrossismo, motocampestre, motopratismo |
| Русский | мотокро́сс motokróss, мотого́нки motogónki |
noun event
| 中文 | 摩托越野賽 /摩托越野赛 mótuō yuèyěsài, 摩托車越野賽 /摩托车越野赛 mótuōchē yuèyěsài |
|---|---|
| Português | corrida/prova/competição de motocross |
Talk about this word "motocross." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/motocross. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. motocross. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/motocross "motocross." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/motocross.Cite this
@misc{motocross_2026,
title = {motocross},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/motocross},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
