Pedalo

//ˈpɛdələʊ// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A small boat propelled by pedals that directly turn external paddles, used for recreation. UK

    "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."

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paddleboatpedalboatpedalboat

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"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."

Etymology

Borrowed from French pédalo, a genericized trademark. By surface analysis, pedal + -o.

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