English · Word Candidate

spoke

/spəʊk/

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Also seen as: spokes · spoking · spoked

Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

A support structure that connects the axle or the hub of a wheel to the rim.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Cấu trúc hỗ trợ kết nối trục hoặc tâm bánh xe với vành

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Noun

Examples

The wheels were at first copies of a light hand-cart wheel, the wood spokes were brought together by tapering the spoke ends and wedging them together at the nave or hub and inserting the other ends in slots in the felloe or wood rim.

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 2

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

A projecting handle of a steering wheel.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Tay cầm của bánh xe lái

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Noun

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Sense 3

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

To furnish (a wheel) with spokes.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Cung cấp (bánh xe) với nan hoa

Machine-translated — suggest a fix

Verb

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “spoke” mean?

A support structure that connects the axle or the hub of a wheel to the rim.

Is “spoke” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.