Etymology

Vespa

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Italian Vespa
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Vespa · noun1

  1. Italian · borrowed fromVespa
  2. English todayVespa

Trade name; borrowing from Italian Vespa, from vespa (“wasp”). Doublet of wasp.

Vespa · proper noun2

  1. Italian · borrowed fromVespa
  2. English todayVespa

Borrowed from Italian Vespa.

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