colectivo

[ koh-lek-tee-voh; Spanish kaw-lek-tee-vaw ]

/ ˌkoʊ lɛkˈti voʊ; Spanish ˌkɔ lɛkˈti vɔ /

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noun, plural co·lec·ti·vos

[koh-lek-tee-vohz; Spanish kaw-lek-tee-vaws]. /ˌkoʊ lɛkˈti voʊz; Spanish ˌkɔ lɛkˈti vɔs/. (in Latin America)

a small public bus.

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Origin of colectivo

First recorded in 1935–40; from Latin American Spanish: “public bus,” i.e., a vehicle used collectively; special use of Spanish: “collective,” from Latin collēctīvus collective

Words nearby colectivo

cold wave, cold-weld, cold welding, cold-work, cole, colectivo, colectomy, Coleman, colemanite, Colenso, colent.