"Volvo" meaning in English

See Volvo in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈvɒlvəʊ/ [UK], /ˈvɔlvoʊ/ [US]
Etymology: From Swedish Volvo, from Latin volvō (“I roll”), in reference to ball bearings which were the company's original product. Etymology templates: {{der|en|sv|Volvo}} Swedish Volvo, {{der|en|la|volvō||I roll}} Latin volvō (“I roll”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Volvo
  1. The Volvo Car Corporation, a Swedish manufacturer of cars, now owned by the Chinese holding company Geely. Categories (topical): Automobiles Translations (automobile manufacturer): فُولْفُو (folfō) (Arabic), ڤُولْڤُو (volvō) (Arabic), ڥُولْڥُو (volvō) [masculine] (Arabic), Во́лво (Vólvo) [neuter] (Bulgarian), 富豪 (fu³ hou⁴) (Chinese Cantonese), 沃爾沃 (Chinese Mandarin), 沃尔沃 (Wò'ěrwò) (Chinese Mandarin), 富豪 (Fùháo) [Taiwan] (Chinese Mandarin), Βόλβο (Vólvo) (Greek), וולוו (vólvo) (Hebrew), वोल्वो (volvo) (Hindi), ボルボ (Borubo) (Japanese), ヴォルヴォ (Voruvo) (Japanese), 볼보 (Bolbo) (Korean), वोल्वो (volvo) (Marathi), ولوو (volvo) (Persian), Во́льво (Vólʹvo) [feminine, masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-Volvo-en-name-YrUAqIdv Disambiguation of Automobiles: 46 54 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Cantonese translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Marathi translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 78 22 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 77 23 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 81 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 87 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 86 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 88 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Cantonese translations: 84 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 78 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 84 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 88 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 81 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 88 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 83 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Marathi translations: 85 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 86 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 81 19

Noun

IPA: /ˈvɒlvəʊ/ [UK], /ˈvɔlvoʊ/ [US] Forms: Volvos [plural]
Etymology: From Swedish Volvo, from Latin volvō (“I roll”), in reference to ball bearings which were the company's original product. Etymology templates: {{der|en|sv|Volvo}} Swedish Volvo, {{der|en|la|volvō||I roll}} Latin volvō (“I roll”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} Volvo (plural Volvos)
  1. A motor car manufactured by Volvo. Categories (topical): Automobiles
    Sense id: en-Volvo-en-noun-aZtL60yb Disambiguation of Automobiles: 46 54

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