pedalo
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pedalo
- /ˈpɛdələʊ/ UK
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Borrowed from French pédalo, a genericized trademark. By surface analysis, pedal + -o.
noun pedalos · pedaloes · pédalo
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A small boat propelled by pedals that directly turn external paddles, used for recreation.
It is the prelapsarian Polynesia of free love, noble savagery, Kon Tiki rafting and Easter Island statuary, not the Levi’s-wearing, Toyota-driving, pédalo-pushing, efflorescent-cocktails-in-a-split-coconut-serving pseudo-paradise that awaits latter-day travellers.
Similar: pedalboat, paddleboat
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noun small boat propelled by pedals
| Español | hidropedal, velomar, pedalo, pedalina, pedaleta, patín |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 腳踏船 /脚踏船 jiǎotàchuán |
| Português | pedalinho, cisne, gaivota |
| Français | pédalo, pédal'eau, bateau à pédales |
| Deutsch | Tretboot |
| Italiano | pedalò |
| Ελληνικά | πενταλό pentaló, θαλάσσιο ποδήλατο thalássio podílato, ποδήλατο podílato |
| Русский | во́дный велосипе́д vódnyj velosipéd, педа́ло pedálo |
| Tiếng Việt | thuyền đạp |
| עברית | סירת פדלים sirát pedálim |
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