# bicicleta
## Aragonese
### Etymology

Borrowed from French bicyclette.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /biθiˈkleta/
* Rhymes: -eta
* Syllabification: bi‧ci‧cle‧ta

### Noun

bicicleta f
* bicycle

#### Alternative forms

* becicleta

#### Derived terms

* bicicleta de montanya
* bicicleta estatica
* mancha de bicicleta

#### Related terms

* bici
* tricicle

## Asturian
### Etymology

From French bicyclette.

### Noun

bicicleta f (plural bicicletes)
* bicycle
    Synonym: bici

## Catalan
### Etymology

Borrowed from French bicyclette.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central) [bi.siˈklɛ.tə]
* IPA: (Balearic) [bi.siˈklə.tə]
* IPA: (Valencia) [bi.siˈkle.ta]
* Audio (Catalonia):(file)

### Noun

bicicleta f (plural bicicletes)
* bicycle

#### Derived terms

* bicicleta de muntanya
* bicicleta estàtica
* manxa de bicicleta

#### Related terms

* bici
* tricicle

### Further reading

* “bicicleta” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
* “bicicleta”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
* “bicicleta” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
* “bicicleta” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

## Chavacano
### Etymology

From Spanish bicicleta.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /bisiˈkleta/, [bi.siˈkle.t̪a]
* Hyphenation: bi‧ci‧cle‧ta

### Noun

bicicleta
* bicycle

## Galician
### Etymology

From French bicyclette.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /biθiˈkleta/ [bi.θiˈkle.t̪ɐ]
* IPA: (standard) /biθiˈkleta/ [bi.θiˈkle.t̪ɐ]
* IPA: (seseo) /bisiˈkleta/ [bi.siˈkle.t̪ɐ]
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -eta
* Hyphenation: bi‧ci‧cle‧ta

### Noun

bicicleta f (plural bicicletas)
* bicycle
    Synonym: bici

### Further reading

* “bicicleta”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
* “bicicleta” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).

## Occitan
### Etymology

From French bicyclette. From the 19th century.

### Pronunciation

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### Noun

bicicleta f (plural bicicletas) (Languedoc, Limousin)
* bicycle
    Synonyms: vèlo (Languedoc), velò (Limousin)

#### Related terms

* velocipède

#### See also

* ciclista

### References

* ↑ Diccionari General de la Lenga Occitana, L’Academia occitana – Consistòri del Gai Saber, 2008-2024, page 83.

## Portuguese
### Alternative forms

* biciclete

### Etymology

Borrowed from French bicyclette, from Latin bi- (“two”) + Ancient Greek κύκλος (kúklos, “circle, wheel”).

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /bi.siˈklɛ.tɐ/
* (Brazil) IPA: /bi.siˈklɛ.tɐ/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /bi.siˈklɛ.ta/
* (Portugal) IPA: /bi.siˈklɛ.tɐ/, /bɨ.siˈklɛ.tɐ/
* Rhymes: -ɛtɐ
* Hyphenation: bi‧ci‧cle‧ta

### Noun

bicicleta f (plural bicicletas)
* bicycle (vehicle)
* (soccer) bicycle kick (a kick in which the kicker leans backwards and kicks the ball back over his head)
    Synonyms: (Portugal) pontapé de bicicleta, (Brazil) chute de bicicleta

#### Derived terms

* bici
* bicicletário
* bicla

#### Related terms

* velocípede, triciclo, motocicleta

### References

* ↑ “bicicleta”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
* ↑ “bicicleta”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

## Romanian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [bit͡ʃiˈkleta]

### Noun

bicicleta f
* definite nominative/accusative singular of bicicletă

## Spanish
### Etymology

Borrowed from French bicyclette, from Latin bi- (“two”) + Ancient Greek κύκλος (kúklos, “circle, wheel”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Spain) /biθiˈkleta/ [bi.θiˈkle.t̪a]
* IPA: (Latin America, Philippines) /bisiˈkleta/ [bi.siˈkle.t̪a]
* Audio (Colombia):(file)
* Rhymes: -eta
* Syllabification: bi‧ci‧cle‧ta

### Noun

bicicleta f (plural bicicletas)
* (exercise, vehicles) bicycle, pushbike, cycle
    Synonyms: bici; see also Thesaurus:bicicleta
    andar/montar en bicicleta ― to ride a bike
* (soccer) step over, pedalada (a dribbling move, or feint, in football (soccer), used to fool a defensive player into thinking the offensive player, in possession of the ball, is going to move in a direction he does not intend to move in)
* (climbing) bicycle

#### Usage notes

* (soccer): Bicicleta is a false friend, and does not mean bicycle kick. The Spanish word for bicycle kick is chilena.

#### Hyponyms

* bicicleta balona
* bicicleta de montaña
* bicicleta de reparto
* bicicleta elíptica
* bicicleta estática
* bicicleta fija (“exercise bike”)

#### Derived terms

* aparcabicicletas
* bici
* bicicleta financiera
* bicicletada
* si mi abuela tuviera ruedas, sería una bicicleta

#### Related terms

* triciclo

#### Descendants

* → Cebuano: bisikleta
* → Hiligaynon: bisikleta
* → Tagalog: bisikleta

### Further reading

* “bicicleta”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10
* bicicleta on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia $^{es}$