jante

Meaning

1. (feminine) rim (of a wheel), wheelrim
2. (broadly, feminine) wheel (of a bike, without the tire)

Concepts

rim

wheel rim

felloe

flat iron

hoop

lip

wheelrim

brim

wheel sizing

felly

flange

Synonyms

roue

🛞

bord

joint

lèvre

flansch

Translations

Felge

cerchione

velg

llanta

llanta

jant

borda

cerchio

⭕

aro

borde

llanda

ciglio

ζάντα

vora

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ʒɑ̃t/

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *cambita, borrowed from a Transalpine Gaulish cambita, a derivative of Gaulish cambo (“curve”). Perhaps related to Late Latin gamba.