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Chevrolet en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˌʃɛvɹəˈleɪ/
• (US) audio

Etymology

From French Chevrolet. The car company was named after its founder Louis Chevrolet (1878–1941).

Meanings

1. A vehicle of this make.
   • I saw a late-model Chevrolet pull around back. That would have been around 10 PM.

Forms

Coordinates

Cadillac · Pontiac · Olds · Saturn · Oldsmobile · Buick

Synonyms

Chevy

Translations (10)

hi शेव्रोले (car of this brand) · cmn 雪佛蘭 /雪佛兰 (car of this brand) · pt Chevrolet (car of this brand) · bg шевроле́т (car of this brand) · ru шевроле́ (car of this brand) · ru Шевроле́ (car of this brand) · sv Chevrolet (car of this brand) · ko 시보레 (car of this brand) · ja シボレー (car of this brand) · sv Cheva (car of this brand)

Chevrolet en · PROPN

Pronunciation

• /ˌʃɛvɹəˈleɪ/
• (US) audio

Etymology

From French Chevrolet. The car company was named after its founder Louis Chevrolet (1878–1941).

Meanings

1. A brand of automobile, originally independent and long since a part of GM.
   • Do you remember back in old L.A. / When everybody drove a Chevrolet? 1974, “Beach Baby”, performed by The First Class:
   • Settle down, raise a family, join the PTA Buy some sensible shoes and a Chevrolet 1985, "Weird Al" Yankovic, “Dare to Be Stupid”, in Dare to Be Stupid, performed by "Weird Al" Yankovic:
   • Chevrolet has introduced a new model for 1964: the Malibu. See your dealer today!
2. A surname from French.

Coordinates

Pontiac · Cadillac · Oldsmobile · Saturn · Buick · Olds

Deriveds

Chevy

Synonyms

Chevy

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