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"Motocicleta" is a noun which is often translated as "motorcycle", and "moto" is a noun which is also often translated as "motorcycle". Learn more about the difference between "motocicleta" and "moto" below.
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)A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
1. (vehicle)
a. motorcycle
Me quebré el tobillo cuando me caí de la motocicleta en la autopista.I broke my ankle when I fell off my motorcycle on the highway.
b. motorbike (United Kingdom)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
Vendí el auto y me compré una motocicleta.I sold my car and bought a motorbike.
la moto(
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)A feminine noun is almost always used with feminine articles and adjectives (e.g., la mujer bonita, la luna llena).
1. (vehicle)
a. motorcycle
Se fueron en moto desde Nueva Escocia hasta Nicaragua.They rode their motorcycle from Nova Scotia to Nicaragua.
b. motorbike (United Kingdom)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
Jeremy monta su moto en el desierto los fines de semana.Jeremy rides his motorbike in the desert on weekends.
c. bike (colloquial)
Lo que más le gusta es viajar en moto por la autopista Panamericana.What he likes most is traveling the Pan-American Highway on his bike.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
2. (orphaned) (Central America)
Regionalism used in Central America: Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama
