"Motorola" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /moʊtɚˈɹoʊlə/ Forms: Motorolas [plural]
Rhymes: -əʊlə Etymology: From motor + -ola, because at the time the company adopted that name it produced radios for installation in motorcars. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|motor|ola}} motor + -ola Head templates: {{en-noun}} Motorola (plural Motorolas)
  1. A hand-held radio manufactured by the Motorola company. Wikipedia link: Motorola
    Sense id: en-Motorola-en-noun-Kt53Eumi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ola

Inflected forms

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