Standard Lemma guide

Volvo

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

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈvɒlvəʊ/
  • British, Southern, Standard: /ˈvɔlvəw/
  • US: /ˈvɑlvoʊ/
  • US: /ˈvoʊlvoʊ/
  • Australian: /ˈvɔlvəʉ/
  • New-Zealand: /ˈvɒlvɐʉ/
  • New-Zealand: [ˈvɔ̟lvɐʉ̯]
  • Scotland: /ˈvɔlvo/
  • Wales: /ˈvɒlvoː/
  • CMU ARPABET: V OW1 L V OW0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

The Volvo Car Corporation, a Swedish manufacturer of cars, now owned by the Chinese holding company Geely.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A motor car manufactured by Volvo.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Swedish Volvo, from Latin volvō (“to roll”), in reference to ball bearings which were the company's original product.

Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: فُولْفُو (folfō) — automobile manufacturer
  • Arabic: ڤُولْڤُو (volvō) — automobile manufacturer
  • Arabic: ڥُولْڥُو (volvō) — automobile manufacturer
  • Bulgarian: Во́лво (Vólvo) — automobile manufacturer
  • Chinese Cantonese: 富豪 (fu3 hou4) — automobile manufacturer
  • Chinese Mandarin: 沃爾沃 /沃尔沃 (Wò'ěrwò) — automobile manufacturer
  • Chinese Mandarin: 富豪 (Fùháo) — automobile manufacturer
  • Greek: Βόλβο (Vólvo) — automobile manufacturer
  • Hebrew: וולוו (vólvo) — automobile manufacturer
  • Hindi: वोल्वो (volvo) — automobile manufacturer
  • Japanese: ボルボ (Borubo) — automobile manufacturer
  • Japanese: ヴォルヴォ (Voruvo) — automobile manufacturer
  • Korean: 볼보 (Bolbo) — automobile manufacturer
  • Marathi: वोल्वो (volvo) — automobile manufacturer
  • Persian: ولوو (volvo) — automobile manufacturer
  • Portuguese: Volvo — automobile manufacturer
  • Russian: Во́льво (Vólʹvo) — automobile manufacturer
Real reading context

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