veicolo
vehicle
noun veh-EE-koh-loh Less Common
Origin: Latin vehiculum, from vehere (to carry)
Also means
medium (figurative)
Usage Note
Veicolo is the formal/technical term covering cars, trucks, and motorcycles; the everyday word for car is macchina or auto. Figuratively it means a medium or carrier: un veicolo di trasmissione (a transmission medium). The plural is regular: veicoli.
Examples
"Il veicolo era parcheggiato in divieto di sosta."
Natural Translation
The vehicle was parked in a no-parking zone.
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