mixte

mixte

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French mixte.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /miːkst/
  • Rhymes: -iːkst

Noun

mixte (plural mixtes)

  1. (chiefly attributive) A kind of bicycle frame where the top tube of the traditional diamond frame is replaced with a pair of smaller lateral tubes running from the top of the head tube all the way back to the rear axle, connecting at the seat tube on the way.

French

Etymology

    From Latin mixtus.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /mikst/
    • Audio (France (Vosges)):(file)

    Adjective

    mixte (plural mixtes)

    1. mixed; varied
    2. Relating to, or containing individuals of both sexes.

    Derived terms

    Further reading

    German

    Pronunciation

    Verb

    mixte

    1. inflection of mixen:
      1. first/third-person singular preterite
      2. first/third-person singular subjunctive II

    Latin

    Participle

    mixte

    1. vocative masculine singular of mixtus

    Old French

    Etymology

    Borrowed from Latin mixtus.

    Adjective

    mixte m (oblique and nominative feminine singular mixte)

    1. mixed