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moto

nounBeginnerHigh frequency

What does “moto” mean in English?

  1. motorbike

Example sentences

  • Mi hermano tiene una moto.

    My brother has a motorbike.

  • Voy en moto al trabajo.

    I go to work by motorbike.

  • Las motos son rápidas.

    Motorbikes are fast.

How to use it

Moto means 'motorbike'. Feminine: la moto (despite ending in -o — it's a clipped form of motocicleta, which is feminine). Plural motos.

Common mistake

Moto is FEMININE despite ending in -o, because it's clipped from motocicleta (fem.). Same trap with foto (← fotografía).

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Reference

This entry’s teaching guidance follows A New Reference Grammar of Modern Spanish (Butt, Benjamin & Moreira Rodríguez, Routledge), 1.