"Chevy" meaning in English

See Chevy in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈʃɛvi/ Audio: En-us-Chevy.ogg Forms: Chevvie [alternative], Chevvy [alternative]
Rhymes: -ɛvi Etymology: Clipping of Chevrolet + -y. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|Chevrolet}} Clipping of Chevrolet, {{suffix|en||y}} + -y Head templates: {{en-proper-noun}} Chevy
  1. Short for Chevrolet; a brand of car produced by General Motors. Wikidata QID: Q29570 Tags: abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: Chevrolet (extra: a brand of car produced by General Motors)
    Sense id: en-Chevy-en-name-en:Q29570 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Automobiles Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 98 2 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 94 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 98 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 98 2 Disambiguation of Automobiles: 85 15

Noun

IPA: /ˈʃɛvi/ Audio: En-us-Chevy.ogg Forms: Chevies [plural], Chevvie [alternative], Chevvy [alternative]
Rhymes: -ɛvi Etymology: Clipping of Chevrolet + -y. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|Chevrolet}} Clipping of Chevrolet, {{suffix|en||y}} + -y Head templates: {{en-noun}} Chevy (plural Chevies)
  1. (informal) A vehicle of this make. Tags: informal Synonyms: Chevrolet#Noun
    Sense id: en-Chevy-en-noun-e13lyG~2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "Chevrolet"
      },
      "expansion": "Clipping of Chevrolet",
      "name": "clipping"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "",
        "3": "y"
      },
      "expansion": "+ -y",
      "name": "suffix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Clipping of Chevrolet + -y.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Chevvie",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Chevvy",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "Chevy",
      "name": "en-proper-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "extra": "a brand of car produced by General Motors",
          "word": "Chevrolet"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "98 2",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "94 6",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English terms suffixed with -y",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "98 2",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "98 2",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "85 15",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Automobiles",
          "orig": "en:Automobiles",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              0,
              5
            ]
          ],
          "text": "Chevy has introduced a new model for 1964: the Malibu. See your dealer today!",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Short for Chevrolet; a brand of car produced by General Motors."
      ],
      "id": "en-Chevy-en-name-en:Q29570",
      "links": [
        [
          "Chevrolet",
          "Chevrolet#English:_Q29570"
        ]
      ],
      "senseid": [
        "en:Q29570"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "abbreviation",
        "alt-of"
      ],
      "wikidata": [
        "Q29570"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʃɛvi/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "En-us-Chevy.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/b/b8/En-us-Chevy.ogg/En-us-Chevy.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b8/En-us-Chevy.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛvi"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Chevy"
}

{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "Chevrolet"
      },
      "expansion": "Clipping of Chevrolet",
      "name": "clipping"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "",
        "3": "y"
      },
      "expansion": "+ -y",
      "name": "suffix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Clipping of Chevrolet + -y.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Chevies",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Chevvie",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Chevvy",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "Chevy (plural Chevies)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              19,
              24
            ]
          ],
          "text": "I saw a late-model Chevy pull around back. That would have been around 10 PM.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1971, Don McLean, \"American Pie\" (song)",
          "text": "Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry […]"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A vehicle of this make."
      ],
      "id": "en-Chevy-en-noun-e13lyG~2",
      "links": [
        [
          "vehicle",
          "vehicle#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "this make",
          "#Proper noun"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal) A vehicle of this make."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "Chevrolet#Noun"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʃɛvi/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "En-us-Chevy.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/b/b8/En-us-Chevy.ogg/En-us-Chevy.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b8/En-us-Chevy.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛvi"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Chevy"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "English clippings",
    "English countable nouns",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "English proper nouns",
    "English terms suffixed with -y",
    "English uncountable nouns",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:English/ɛvi",
    "Rhymes:English/ɛvi/2 syllables",
    "en:Automobiles"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "Chevrolet"
      },
      "expansion": "Clipping of Chevrolet",
      "name": "clipping"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "",
        "3": "y"
      },
      "expansion": "+ -y",
      "name": "suffix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Clipping of Chevrolet + -y.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Chevvie",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Chevvy",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "Chevy",
      "name": "en-proper-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "extra": "a brand of car produced by General Motors",
          "word": "Chevrolet"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "English short forms",
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              0,
              5
            ]
          ],
          "text": "Chevy has introduced a new model for 1964: the Malibu. See your dealer today!",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Short for Chevrolet; a brand of car produced by General Motors."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Chevrolet",
          "Chevrolet#English:_Q29570"
        ]
      ],
      "senseid": [
        "en:Q29570"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "abbreviation",
        "alt-of"
      ],
      "wikidata": [
        "Q29570"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʃɛvi/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "En-us-Chevy.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/b/b8/En-us-Chevy.ogg/En-us-Chevy.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b8/En-us-Chevy.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛvi"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Chevy"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "English clippings",
    "English countable nouns",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "English proper nouns",
    "English terms suffixed with -y",
    "English uncountable nouns",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:English/ɛvi",
    "Rhymes:English/ɛvi/2 syllables",
    "en:Automobiles"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "Chevrolet"
      },
      "expansion": "Clipping of Chevrolet",
      "name": "clipping"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "",
        "3": "y"
      },
      "expansion": "+ -y",
      "name": "suffix"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Clipping of Chevrolet + -y.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "Chevies",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Chevvie",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Chevvy",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "Chevy (plural Chevies)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English informal terms",
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              19,
              24
            ]
          ],
          "text": "I saw a late-model Chevy pull around back. That would have been around 10 PM.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1971, Don McLean, \"American Pie\" (song)",
          "text": "Drove my Chevy to the levee but the levee was dry […]"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A vehicle of this make."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "vehicle",
          "vehicle#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "this make",
          "#Proper noun"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(informal) A vehicle of this make."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "Chevrolet#Noun"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʃɛvi/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "En-us-Chevy.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/b/b8/En-us-Chevy.ogg/En-us-Chevy.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b8/En-us-Chevy.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛvi"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Chevy"
}

Download raw JSONL data for Chevy meaning in English (3.4kB)


This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable English dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2025-06-05 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-06-01 using wiktextract (5ee713e and f1c2b61). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.