"Chevrolet" meaning in English

See Chevrolet in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˌʃəvɹoʊˈleɪ/
Rhymes: -eɪ Etymology: From French Chevrolet. The car company was named after its founder Louis Chevrolet (1878–1941). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|Chevrolet}} French Chevrolet, {{named-after/list|its founder||||}} its founder, {{!}} |, {{lang|en|Louis Chevrolet}} Louis Chevrolet, {{named-after|en|Louis Chevrolet|born=1878|died=1941|nocap=1|occ=its founder|wplink==}} named after its founder Louis Chevrolet (1878–1941) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Chevrolet
  1. A brand of automobile, now produced by a part of the General Motors group. Categories (topical): Automobiles Translations (car of this brand): Шевроле́т (Ševrolét) [masculine] (Bulgarian), 雪佛蘭 (Chinese Mandarin), 雪佛兰 (Xuěfólán) (Chinese Mandarin), शेव्रोले (śevrole) [masculine] (Hindi), シボレー (Shiborē) (Japanese), 시보레 (Sibore) (Korean), Chevrolet [feminine] (Portuguese), Шевроле́ (Ševrolé) [feminine] (Russian), Chevrolet (Swedish), Cheva (english: Chevy) (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-Chevrolet-en-name-JoX4Kb-J Disambiguation of Automobiles: 76 24 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 65 35 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 65 35 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 38 36 19 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 47 31 17 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 56 44 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 54 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 54 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 56 44 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 54 46 Disambiguation of 'car of this brand': 100 0
  2. A surname from French.
    Sense id: en-Chevrolet-en-name-gVOdYfSv Categories (other): English surnames, Pages with 3 entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 38 36 19 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 52 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 54 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 48 52 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 54 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 54 46
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Chevy

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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