Hondas

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. A plural form referring to multiple motorcycles or vehicles made by a Japanese manufacturer known for automobiles, motorcycles, and power equipment
2. Denoting a collection of motorized two-wheelers or other machines produced by a brand renowned for engineering cars, bikes, and engines
3. Indicating more than one motorbike or machine crafted by a company specializing in cars, motorbikes, and various motor-driven tools

Etymology: "Hondas" is simply the plural of "honda", which is itself the name of the Japanese manufacturer Honda, used in English as a common noun for its motorcycles. The company took its name from its founder, Soichiro Honda, so the word is a surname turned into a product name rather than a word with an older life of its own. Its ultimate roots are uncertain. One possibility traces it to the Spanish "honda", meaning a sling, which descends from Latin "funda", a hand-sling. Another links it to the Spanish "hondón", meaning the eye of a needle or the bottom of something, which comes from a Latin word for bottom, "fundus". Neither connection has been settled, and neither explains the Japanese name directly, so the Spanish sense of the word has no real bearing on the motorcycles.

Synonyms: Honda motorcycles, Honda vehicles