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Toyota.

A surname from Japanese.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

name/tɔɪˈəʊtə/UK/tɔɪˈoʊtə/US/taɪˈoʊtə/US[tɔɪ̯ˈoʊ̯ɾə]US
  1. A surname from Japanese.

    countable
  2. A city in Aichi, Japan. A city near Nagoya, where the eponymous manufacturer has its headquarters.

    countable · uncountable
  3. The Toyota Motor Corporation, a Japanese manufacturer of cars.

    countable · uncountable
  4. A brand of car manufactured by Toyota.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

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.

noun/tɔɪˈəʊtə/UK/tɔɪˈoʊtə/US/taɪˈoʊtə/US[tɔɪ̯ˈoʊ̯ɾə]US
  1. A car of the brand Toyota

Where this word comes from

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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