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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   An Italian motor scooter.

   "Her 40-year-old Vespa was waiting in the yard under a custom-made cover."

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A surname from Italian.

Synonyms

All synonyms

genus vespa

Example

More examples

"Tom gave Mary the key to the Vespa."

Etymology

Etymology 1

Trade name; borrowing from Italian Vespa, from vespa (“wasp”). Doublet of wasp.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Italian Vespa.

Related phrases

motor scooter

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