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vélocipède

/ve.lɔ.si.pɛd/

noun, masculine/ve.lɔ.si.pɛd/plural: vélocipèdes

a velocipede; a bicycle

(1804) A learned compound from Latin vēlōx (“rapid, prompt”) + pēs (“foot”). Compare vélocifère.

vélocipède — French Dictionary | Passage