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noun, feminine

voiturette

/vwa.ty.ʁɛt/

noun, feminine/vwa.ty.ʁɛt/plural: voiturettes

small car; toy car; voiturette

From voiture + -ette. Genericization of brand name "Voiturette". Coined by Léon Bollée in 1895 to name his new motor tricycle, «Voiturette».