motoscafon.

Brit.

/ˌməʊtə(ʊ)ˈskafəʊ/, U.S.

/ˌmoʊdoʊˈskɑfoʊ/

Inflections: Plural motoscafi, motoscafos.

Forms: 1900s– motoscafo, 1900s– motoscarfia (irregular).

Origin: A borrowing from Italian. Etymon: Italian motoscafo.

Etymology: < Italian motoscafo (1921) < moto- moto- comb. form + scafo hull of a ship (1612) < ancient Greek σκάϕος hull of a ship, cognate with σκάϕη boat (see scaf n.). O.E.D. Suppl. (1976) gives the non-naturalized pronunciation (mō^utoskā·fo) /motoˈskafo/. In plural form motoscafi after the Italian plural form.

In Italy: a motor boat, esp. one used to carry passengers on the Venetian canals.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > mechanically propelled vessels > [noun] > motor vessel > as form of public transport

vaporetto1926

motoscafo1936

society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > vessel for transporting people or goods > passenger vessel > [noun] > water-bus

water omnibus1838

water bus1883

vaporetto1926

motoscafo1936

1928 Baedeker's Italy from Alps to Naples (ed. 3) 90 Motor Boats (‘Motoscafi’) near the Ponte della Paglia.]

1936 S. Thompson Third Act in Venice iii. i. 206 The moto-scafo turned southward.

1950 E. Hemingway Across River & into Trees xxxiv. 210 I will get into the motoscafo..and..we will not ever see one another again.

1975 ‘D. Rutherford’ Mystery Tour iii. 40 There are no motor vehicles in Venice, so..you will be conveyed to the hotel by motoscafo.

1994 New Yorker 5 Sept. 82/3 Out on the choppy Canalazzo, among the vaporetti and scows and barges and the pretty motoscafi, the black ferries, called traghetti—carry their erect, lightly swaying passengers.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	motoscafo
释义	motoscafon. Brit. /ˌməʊtə(ʊ)ˈskafəʊ/, U.S. /ˌmoʊdoʊˈskɑfoʊ/ Inflections: Plural motoscafi, motoscafos. Forms: 1900s– motoscafo, 1900s– motoscarfia (irregular). Origin: A borrowing from Italian. Etymon: Italian motoscafo. Etymology: < Italian motoscafo (1921) < moto- moto- comb. form + scafo hull of a ship (1612) < ancient Greek σκάϕος hull of a ship, cognate with σκάϕη boat (see scaf n.). O.E.D. Suppl. (1976) gives the non-naturalized pronunciation (mō^utoskā·fo) /motoˈskafo/. In plural form motoscafi after the Italian plural form. In Italy: a motor boat, esp. one used to carry passengers on the Venetian canals. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > mechanically propelled vessels > [noun] > motor vessel > as form of public transport vaporetto1926 motoscafo1936 society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > vessel for transporting people or goods > passenger vessel > [noun] > water-bus water omnibus1838 water bus1883 vaporetto1926 motoscafo1936 1928 Baedeker's Italy from Alps to Naples (ed. 3) 90 Motor Boats (‘Motoscafi’) near the Ponte della Paglia.] 1936 S. Thompson Third Act in Venice iii. i. 206 The moto-scafo turned southward. 1950 E. Hemingway Across River & into Trees xxxiv. 210 I will get into the motoscafo..and..we will not ever see one another again. 1975 ‘D. Rutherford’ Mystery Tour iii. 40 There are no motor vehicles in Venice, so..you will be conveyed to the hotel by motoscafo. 1994 New Yorker 5 Sept. 82/3 Out on the choppy Canalazzo, among the vaporetti and scows and barges and the pretty motoscafi, the black ferries, called traghetti—carry their erect, lightly swaying passengers. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1936
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