Toyota

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname from Japanese.
  2. A city in Aichi, Japan. A city near Nagoya, where the eponymous manufacturer has its headquarters.
  3. The Toyota Motor Corporation, a Japanese manufacturer of cars.
  4. A brand of car manufactured by Toyota.
noun
  1. A car of the brand Toyota

Pronunciation

/tɔɪˈəʊtə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Toyota.wav /tɔɪˈoʊtə/ /taɪˈoʊtə/ [tɔɪ̯ˈoʊ̯ɾə] [taɪ̯ˈoʊ̯ɾə] /ʈɵˈjotɑ/

Word forms

Toyota Toyotas

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese トヨタ (Toyota), from the name of the Toyoda family. The spelling was changed to Toyota because of a belief that it sounded better, or because トヨタ takes eight strokes to write, and 8 is considered lucky.

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