autorickshaw

or auto rick·shaw

[ aw-toh-rik-shaw, ‐rik-shah ]

noun
  1. (especially in South Asia) a motorized three-wheeled public conveyance, as a converted motorcycle, typically one having a two-passenger hooded cab mounted behind the driver.

Origin of autorickshaw

1
First recorded in 1955–60; auto-2 + rickshaw

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British Dictionary definitions for autorickshaw

autorickshaw

/ (ˈɔːtəʊˈrɪkʃɔː) /


noun
  1. (in India) a light three-wheeled vehicle driven by a motorcycle engine

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