minicar

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noun

A very small car; specifically, a car that is smaller than a subcompact

OriginEnglish car ← Middle English carre ← Anglo-Norman carre →
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Meanings

nounminicar (plural minicars)

plural minicars

  1. A very small car; specifically, a car that is smaller than a subcompact

    The company also said it would add two more models to its Chevrolet lineup -- a minicar and a seven-passenger crossover -- in 2011.

    2009 January 12, Bill Vlasic, “New Cars Arrive, Courting Few Buyers”, in The New York Times

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
minicompact

Origin

  1. Italianminiatura
  2. Englishminiature
  3. Englishmini-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*ḱers-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*ḱr̥sós
  6. Proto-Celtic*karros
  7. Gaulish*karros
  8. Latincarrus
  9. Anglo-Normancarre
  10. Middle Englishcarre
  11. Englishcar
  12. Englishminicar

From mini- + car.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

cimarin
Cite this entry
APA

minicar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/minicar

MLA

“minicar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/minicar. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “minicar,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/minicar.

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