cyclo
[ see-kloh, sahy- ]
/ ˈsi kloʊ, saɪ- /
Save This Word!
noun, plural cy·clos.
(especially in Vietnam) cycle rickshaw.
QUIZ
WILL YOU SAIL OR STUMBLE ON THESE GRAMMAR QUESTIONS?
Smoothly step over to these common grammar mistakes that trip many people up. Good luck!
Question 1 of 7
Fill in the blank: I can’t figure out _____ gave me this gift.
Origin of cyclo
First recorded in 1960–65; from French cyclo(-pousse), equivalent to cyclo- , combining form representing cycle “motorized or pedaled bicycle or tricycle” + pousse , apparently short for pousse-pousse “rickshaw” (reduplication of pousse, noun derivative of pousser “to move, push, shift”); see origin at cyclo-,push)
Other definitions for cyclo (2 of 3)
cyclo-
a combining form meaning “cycle,” used in the formation of compound words: cyclohexane.
Also especially before a vowel, cycl-.
Origin of cyclo-
Other definitions for cyclo (3 of 3)
cyclo.
abbreviation
cyclopedia.
cyclotron.
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
How to use cyclo in a sentence
Probably the only hope of relieving the tension is by the use of eserine or the performance of a cyclo-dialysis.
And will continue to be "useful to man," our current cyclo-and-auto-motormania notwithstanding.
British Dictionary definitions for cyclo
cyclo-
before a vowel cycl-
combining form
indicating a circle or ringcyclotron
denoting a cyclic compoundcyclohexane
Word Origin for cyclo-
from Greek kuklos cycle
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012