Meanings
proper noun
- The Volvo Car Corporation, a Swedish manufacturer of cars, now owned by the Chinese holding company Geely.
Origin
- Latinvolvō“to roll”
- SwedishVolvo
- EnglishVolvo
From Swedish Volvo, from Latin volvō (“to roll”), in reference to ball bearings which were the company's original product.
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Arabic فُولْفُو, ڤُولْڤُو
- فُولْفُو (folfō)automobile manufacturer
- ڤُولْڤُو (volvō)automobile manufacturer
- ڥُولْڥُو (volvō)automobile manufacturer
Bulgarian Во́лво
- Во́лво (Vólvo)automobile manufacturer
Chinese Cantonese 富豪
- 富豪 (fu³ hou⁴)automobile manufacturer
Chinese Mandarin 沃爾沃 /沃尔沃, 富豪
- 沃爾沃 /沃尔沃 (Wò'ěrwò)automobile manufacturer
- 富豪 (Fùháo)automobile manufacturer
Greek Βόλβο
- Βόλβο (Vólvo)automobile manufacturer
Hebrew וולוו
- וולוו (vólvo)automobile manufacturer
Hindi वोल्वो
- वोल्वो (volvo)automobile manufacturer
Japanese ボルボ, ヴォルヴォ
- ボルボ (Borubo)automobile manufacturer
- ヴォルヴォ (Voruvo)automobile manufacturer
Korean 볼보
- 볼보 (Bolbo)automobile manufacturer
Persian ولوو
- ولوو (volvo)automobile manufacturer
Portuguese Volvo
- Volvoautomobile manufacturer
Russian Во́льво
- Во́льво (Vólʹvo)automobile manufacturer
Cite this entry
APA
Volvo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Volvo
MLA
“Volvo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Volvo. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Volvo,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Volvo.
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