Cos'è spoke? Cos'è spoke? One of the rods or braces connecting the hub and rim of a wheel.Nautical One of the handles projecting from the rim of a ship's steering wheel.A rod or stick that may be inserted into a wheel to prevent it from turning. A rung of a ladder.To equip with spokes.To impede (a wheel) by inserting a rod.Past tense of speak.Archaic A past participle of speak.