moto
Americannoun
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of moto
First recorded in 1970–75; see origin at motocross
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In his hometown, Rojas is remembered as a good kid and an avid participant in folk dances around Carnival time who drove a moto taxi to pay for his studies at a vocational school.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 18, 2022
The third and fourth were a showcase of bustling internal mechanics — especially the andante con moto third, in which the violins seem eager to identify as woodwinds.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 10, 2022
A cropped sequined black moto jacket/bolero with leg-of-mutton sleeves came matched with an olive drab corset atop a camo ruffled skirt.
From New York Times ● Feb. 10, 2020
KTM’s Alex Martin was second, winning the first moto and finishing fourth in the second.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 3, 2017
“He is a Big Man. Ihukwara moto? Did you see that car?”
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
For 12 years Didier Ndabahariye has been ferrying passengers around the streets of Kigali - one of the thousands of motorbike taxi drivers, known locally as a motos.
From BBC ● Nov. 8, 2021
THE fastest, and cheapest, way to zip around the hilly capital of Rwanda is to catch one of the many motorcycle taxis, or motos, that attract custom by hooting at pedestrians as they drive along.
From Economist ● Apr. 21, 2016
Highlighted by Cantrell going 1-1-1 and Justice 2-2-2, Cobra racers swept the top four positions in each of the three motos.
From Time Magazine Archive
With two motos to go tomorrow, he sits well ahead Taylor Futrell in the overall standings.
From Time Magazine Archive
The lieutenant's voice was Neptune's sed motos prestat componere fluctus.
From The Marquis of Pe?alta (Marta y Mar?a) A Realistic Social Novel by Palacio Vald?s, Armando
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