microcar

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noun

A very compact car.

Similar
smart carsub-subcompact
OriginEnglish car ← Middle English carre ← Anglo-Norman carre →
Less commonScrabble 14
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Meanings

nounmicrocar (plural microcars)

plural microcars

  1. A very compact car.

    GM announced plans to sell a tiny "microcar" called the Chevrolet Beat in Europe next year.

    2009 January 12, Andrew Clark, “Driving in the last-chance saloon: Detroit's car firms defy naysayers”, in The Guardian

    Synonyms: smart car, sub-subcompact

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA very compact car.

Similar
smart carsub-subcompact

Origin

  1. Englishmicro-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱers-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ḱr̥sós
  4. Proto-Celtic*karros
  5. Gaulish*karros
  6. Latincarrus
  7. Anglo-Normancarre
  8. Middle Englishcarre
  9. Englishcar
  10. Englishmicrocar

From micro- + car.

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Translations

German Rollermobil, Kabinenroller
  • Rollermobilvery small car
  • Kabinenrollervery small car
Polish mikrosamochód
  • mikrosamochódvery small car
Portuguese microcarro
  • microcarrovery small car
Cite this entry
APA

microcar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microcar

MLA

“microcar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microcar. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “microcar,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microcar.

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