rickshaw
noun/ˈrɪkʃɔː/
/ˈrɪkʃɔː/
- a small, light vehicle with two wheels used especially in some Asian countries to carry passengers. The rickshaw is pulled by somebody walking or riding a bicycle. see also autorickshaw, cycle rickshawTopics Transport by car or lorryc2Word Originlate 19th cent.: abbreviation of jinricksha ‘rickshaw’ Japanese, from jin ‘man’ + riki ‘strength’ + sha ‘vehicle’.
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