noun · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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US:/ˈtɹaɪsɪkəl/
US:/ˈtɹaɪˌsɪkəl/
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rhymes with -aɪsɪkəl
CMU ARPABET:T R IH1 S IH0 K AH0 L
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1
noun
Meaning 1
A cycle with three wheels, powered by pedals and usually intended for young children.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: trike
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
An autorickshaw; A motorized cycle rickshaw (usually a roofed motorcycle with sidecar, often available for hire in the manner of a taxi)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Philippines
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: pedicab
Antonyms: none provided
3
verb
Meaning 3
To ride a tricycle.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
The child tricycled around the driveway until dark.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: trike
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
a vehicle with three wheels that is moved by foot pedals
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: trike, velocipede
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: wheeled vehicle
Narrower terms: pedicab, cycle rickshaw
History
Etymology
From French tricycle. By surface analysis, tri- + cycle.
Across languages
Translations
75 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian:
triçikël
— cycle with three wheels
Asturian:
triciclu
— cycle with three wheels
Breton:
teirrodeg
— cycle with three wheels
Bulgarian:
трико́лка
(trikólka)
— cycle with three wheels
Catalan:
tricicle
— cycle with three wheels
Chinese Cantonese:
三輪車 /三轮车
(saam1 leon4 ce1)
— cycle with three wheels
Hakka Chinese:
三輪車 /三轮车
(sâm-lin-chhâ, sâm-lìn-chhâ, sâm-lien-chhâ)
— cycle with three wheels
Chinese:
三輪車 /三轮车
(zh-min-nan)
— cycle with three wheels
Chinese Mandarin:
三輪車 /三轮车
(sānlúnchē)
— cycle with three wheels
Chinese Mandarin:
三輪腳踏車 /三轮脚踏车
(sānlún jiǎotàchē)
— cycle with three wheels
Chinese Mandarin:
三輪兒 /三轮儿
(sānlúnr)
— cycle with three wheels
Cornish:
teyrros
— cycle with three wheels
Czech:
trojkolka
— cycle with three wheels
Dutch:
driewieler
— cycle with three wheels
Estonian:
kolmerattaline
— cycle with three wheels
Finnish:
kolmipyörä
— cycle with three wheels
French:
tricycle
— cycle with three wheels
Galician:
triciclo
— cycle with three wheels
German:
Dreirad
— cycle with three wheels
Greek:
τρίκυκλο
(tríkyklo)
— cycle with three wheels
Hebrew:
תְּלַת אוֹפַן
(t'lát-ófan)
— cycle with three wheels
Hindi:
तिपहिया
(tiphiyā)
— cycle with three wheels
Hungarian:
tricikli
— cycle with three wheels
Ido:
triciklo
— cycle with three wheels
Indonesian:
roda tiga
— cycle with three wheels
Irish:
trírothach
— cycle with three wheels
Italian:
triciclo
— cycle with three wheels
Japanese:
三輪車
(sanrinsha)
— cycle with three wheels
Japanese:
トライク
(trike)
— cycle with three wheels
Kazakh:
үш дөңгелекті велосипед
(üş döñgelektı velosiped)
— cycle with three wheels
Khmer:
ត្រីចក្រយាន
(trəycakkrɑyiən)
— cycle with three wheels
Korean:
세발자전거
(sebaljajeon'geo)
— cycle with three wheels
Korean:
삼륜차
(samnyuncha)
— cycle with three wheels
Latin:
tricyclus
— cycle with three wheels
Latin:
triicyclettus
— cycle with three wheels
Latvian:
tricikls
— cycle with three wheels
Lithuanian:
triratis
— cycle with three wheels
Lithuanian:
triratukas
— cycle with three wheels
Macedonian:
три́колка
(tríkolka)
— cycle with three wheels
Macedonian:
три́цикл
(trícikl)
— cycle with three wheels
Maltese:
triċiklu
— cycle with three wheels
Manx:
tree-queeyllagh
— cycle with three wheels
Norman:
trais-reues
— cycle with three wheels
Norwegian Bokmål:
trehjulssykkel
— cycle with three wheels
Occitan:
tricicle
— cycle with three wheels
Plautdietsch:
Dreeroda
— cycle with three wheels
Polish:
trycykl
— cycle with three wheels
Portuguese:
triciclo
— cycle with three wheels
Romanian:
tricicletă
— cycle with three wheels
Romanian:
triciclu
— cycle with three wheels
Russian:
трёхколё́сный велосипе́д
(trjoxkoljósnyj velosipéd)
— cycle with three wheels
Russian:
три́цикл
(trícikl)
— cycle with three wheels
Russian:
трайк
(trike)
— cycle with three wheels
Serbo-Croatian:
трицѝкл
— cycle with three wheels
Serbo-Croatian:
tricìkl
— cycle with three wheels
Serbo-Croatian:
trotočak
— cycle with three wheels
Serbo-Croatian:
trokolka
— cycle with three wheels
Sicilian:
tricìculu
— cycle with three wheels
Sicilian:
tri-roti
— cycle with three wheels
Slovak:
trojkolka
— cycle with three wheels
Spanish:
triciclo
— cycle with three wheels
Spanish:
tricicleta
— cycle with three wheels
Swedish:
trehjuling
— cycle with three wheels
Tagalog:
traysikel
— cycle with three wheels
Tagalog:
trisiklo
— cycle with three wheels
Thai:
สามล้อ
(sǎam-lɔ́ɔ)
— cycle with three wheels