Toyota
pronunciation
How to pronounce Toyota in British English:
UK [tɔɪ'əʊtə, tɔ:'jɔ:tɑ:]
How to pronounce Toyota in American English:
US [tɔɪ'oʊtəˌ tɔ'jɔtɑ]
Word Origin
- Toyota
- Japanese automaker, begun 1930s as a division of Toyoda Automatic Loom Works, named for the family name of the founder. There seems to be no one accepted explanation for the change from -d- to -t-.
Example
- 1. Toyota and bmw are teaming up on low-carbon technologies .
- 2. A toyota spokesman denied such plans .
- 3. Toyota and mitsubishi have also been affected .
- 4. Unions said they supported toyota 's plan .
- 5. Vw also outsold toyota in 2011 .