CYCLO Definition & Meaning

cyclo

[ see-kloh, sahy- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

plural cyclos.

(especially in Vietnam) cycle rickshaw ( def ).

cyclo-

a combining form meaning “cycle,” used in the formation of compound words:
cyclohexane.

cyclo.

abbreviation for

cyclopedia.
cyclotron.

cyclo-

combining_form

indicating a circle or ring
cyclotron
denoting a cyclic compound
cyclohexane

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of cyclo¹

First recorded in 1960–65; from French cyclo(-pousse), equivalent to cyclo- , combining form representing cycle “motorized or pedaled bicycle or tricycle” + pousse , apparently short for pousse-pousse “rickshaw” (reduplication of pousse, noun derivative of pousser “to move, push, shift”); cyclo-, push )

Origin of cyclo²

< Greek kyklo-, combining form of ��ý��ǲ� circle, ring; cognate with Sanskrit cakra, wheel

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of cyclo¹

from Greek kuklos cycle

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Hung, a French Vietnamese filmmaker whose eye for cinematic sensualism was on display in early works like “The Scent of Green Papaya” and “Cyclo,” here achieves something of a culinary contact high.

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The mouse findings dovetail with the experience of a person with Alzheimer’s who took a similar formulation of cyclodextrin under a special drug-access programme, as reported in 2020 by the drug’s manufacturer, Cyclo Therapeutics in Gainesville, Florida.

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Even though the hotel had already been serving gold steaks, the recent publicity inspired the restaurant's rebranding, said Duong, a Vietnam War veteran and former cyclo taxi driver who made his fortune in construction and property.

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We’d go out to Falls Church for dinner at Pho Cyclo.

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The pedal-in movie was the idea of student Taing Huang Hao, 20, who met Sokhorm last month and has helped organise fundraising on social media for cyclo drivers.

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