Phrase guide

motor scooter

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A small motorcycle or moped with a step-through frame.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: scooter

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a wheeled vehicle with small wheels and a low-powered gasoline engine geared to the rear wheel

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: scooter

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: wheeled vehicle

History

Etymology

Compound of motor + scooter.

Across languages

Translations

35 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bengali: স্কুটার (skuṭar) — small motorcycle or moped
  • Catalan: escúter — small motorcycle or moped
  • Chinese Mandarin: 小型摩托車 /小型摩托车 (xiǎoxíng mótuōchē) — small motorcycle or moped
  • Dutch: scooter — small motorcycle or moped
  • Finnish: skootteri — small motorcycle or moped
  • Finnish: skoppe — small motorcycle or moped
  • French: scooter — small motorcycle or moped
  • French: scouteur — small motorcycle or moped
  • German: Motorroller — small motorcycle or moped
  • Greek: βέσπα (véspa) — small motorcycle or moped
  • Greek: σκούτερ (skoúter) — small motorcycle or moped
  • Greek: μηχανοκίνητο πατίνι (michanokínito patíni) — small motorcycle or moped
  • Hungarian: robogó — small motorcycle or moped
  • Italian: lambretta — small motorcycle or moped
  • Italian: motoscooter — small motorcycle or moped
  • Japanese: スクーター (sukūtā) — small motorcycle or moped
  • Khmer: ម៉ូតូស្កូតឺ (moutou skoutəɨ) — small motorcycle or moped
  • Korean: 스쿠터 (seukuteo) — small motorcycle or moped
  • Māori: kutarere — small motorcycle or moped
  • Polish: skuter — small motorcycle or moped
  • Portuguese: lambreta — small motorcycle or moped
  • Portuguese: motoneta — small motorcycle or moped
  • Portuguese: vespa — small motorcycle or moped
  • Portuguese: acelera — small motorcycle or moped
  • Russian: мотороллер (motoroller) — small motorcycle or moped
  • Russian: скутер (skuter) — small motorcycle or moped
  • Spanish: motoneta — small motorcycle or moped
  • Spanish: vespa — small motorcycle or moped
  • Spanish: escúter — small motorcycle or moped
  • Swedish: scooter — small motorcycle or moped
  • Swedish: skoter — small motorcycle or moped
  • Swedish: vespa — small motorcycle or moped
  • Thai: สกู๊ตเตอร์ (sà-gúut-dtə̂ə) — small motorcycle or moped
  • Vietnamese: xe xcutơ — small motorcycle or moped
  • Vietnamese: xe tay ga — small motorcycle or moped