"Vespa" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: Vespas [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Italian Vespa. Etymology templates: {{wp|Vespa (disambiguation)}}, {{bor|en|it|Vespa}} Italian Vespa Head templates: {{en-proper noun|s}} Vespa (plural Vespas)
  1. A surname from Italian.
    Sense id: en-Vespa-en-name-rsy3jwmJ Categories (other): English surnames, English entries with incorrect language header, English genericized trademarks Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 64 36 Disambiguation of English genericized trademarks: 90 10
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Forms: Vespas [plural]
Etymology: Trade name; borrowing from Italian Vespa, from vespa (“wasp”). Doublet of wasp. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|it|Vespa}} Italian Vespa, {{doublet|en|wasp}} Doublet of wasp Head templates: {{en-noun}} Vespa (plural Vespas)
  1. An Italian motor scooter.
    Sense id: en-Vespa-en-noun-K2bvfgN3
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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