tricycle
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tricycle
- /ˈtɹaɪsɪkəl/ US
- /ˈtɹaɪˌsɪkəl/ US
Rhymes with -aɪsɪkəl
Where it comes from
From French tricycle. By surface analysis, tri- + cycle.
noun tricycles
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A cycle with three wheels, powered by pedals and usually intended for young children.
[S]o I rode home on my brand new tricycle to find the rest of the family parked in front of the box.
Similar: trike
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An autorickshaw; A motorized cycle rickshaw (usually a roofed motorcycle with sidecar, often available for hire in the manner of a taxi)
Similar: pedicab
verb tricycles · tricycling · tricycled
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To ride a tricycle.
The child tricycled around the driveway until dark.
Similar: trike
Translations
Every language
noun cycle with three wheels
| Español | triciclo, tricicleta |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 세발자전거 sebaljajeon'geo, 삼륜차 samnyuncha |
| 日本語 | 三輪車 sanrinsha, トライク trike |
| 中文 | 三輪車 /三轮车 sānlúnchē, 三輪兒 /三轮儿 sānlúnr |
| हिन्दी | तिपहिया tiphiyā |
| Português | triciclo |
| Français | tricycle |
| Deutsch | Dreirad |
| Italiano | triciclo |
| Ελληνικά | τρίκυκλο tríkyklo |
| Română | tricicletă, triciclu |
| Русский | трёхколё́сный велосипе́д trjoxkoljósnyj velosipéd, три́цикл trícikl, трайк trike |
| Tiếng Việt | xe ba bánh |
| עברית | תְּלַת אוֹפַן t'lát-ófan |
Talk about this word "tricycle." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/tricycle. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. tricycle. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/tricycle "tricycle." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/tricycle.Cite this
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title = {tricycle},
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