Vespan.

Brit.

/ˈvɛspə/, U.S.

/ˈvɛspə/

Forms: Also vespa. Plural Vespas, Vespe /ˈvespe/.

Etymology: < Italian, lit. ‘wasp, hornet’.

A proprietary name for an Italian make of motor scooter.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > motorcycle > [noun] > motor scooter > specific make

Vespa1950

1950 Trade Marks Jrnl. 22 Mar. 270/2 Vespa... Motor Cycles. Piaggio & C. Societa Perazioni,..Genova, Italy: manufacturers.

1956 A. Thorne Baby & Battleship i. 28 Those eternal bantam motor-bicycles, the little Vespe that the Italians love.

1958 J. Cannan And be Villain vii. 164 It was one of the first of the motor scooters—before the Vespas.

1960 W. H. Auden Homage to Clio 80 This could be a reason why they take the silencers off their Vespas.

1965 D. Du Maurier Flight of Falcon v. 56 The young were everywhere, pouring out of lecture rooms, laughing, talking, getting on to vespas.

1983 ‘D. Rutherford’ Stop at Nothing iv. 76 A three-wheeler Vespa with a miniature van on the back.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	vespa
释义	Vespan. Brit. /ˈvɛspə/, U.S. /ˈvɛspə/ Forms: Also vespa. Plural Vespas, Vespe /ˈvespe/. Etymology: < Italian, lit. ‘wasp, hornet’. A proprietary name for an Italian make of motor scooter. ΘΚΠ society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > powered vehicle > motorcycle > [noun] > motor scooter > specific make Vespa1950 1950 Trade Marks Jrnl. 22 Mar. 270/2 Vespa... Motor Cycles. Piaggio & C. Societa Perazioni,..Genova, Italy: manufacturers. 1956 A. Thorne Baby & Battleship i. 28 Those eternal bantam motor-bicycles, the little Vespe that the Italians love. 1958 J. Cannan And be Villain vii. 164 It was one of the first of the motor scooters—before the Vespas. 1960 W. H. Auden Homage to Clio 80 This could be a reason why they take the silencers off their Vespas. 1965 D. Du Maurier Flight of Falcon v. 56 The young were everywhere, pouring out of lecture rooms, laughing, talking, getting on to vespas. 1983 ‘D. Rutherford’ Stop at Nothing iv. 76 A three-wheeler Vespa with a miniature van on the back. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1950
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