name
Meaning 1
A surname from Italian.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
Vespa
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CMU ARPABET: V EY1 S P AH0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
An Italian motor scooter.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- 2011, Terry A. Burgess, Smell the Devil's Breath, Uncommon Senses, Number 4, page 85, He grabbed the handlebars of the smallest Vespa near the end of the row and pulled the machine free of its slot.
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noun
Meaning 3
type genus of the Vespidae: various hornets and yellow jackets
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: genus Vespa
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: arthropod genus
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian Vespa.
Trade name; borrowing from Italian Vespa, from vespa (“wasp”). Doublet of wasp.