colectivo

[koh-lek-tee-voh, kaw-lek-tee-vaw]

noun

plural

colectivos 

1. a small public bus.

Word History and Origins

Origin of colectivo¹

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

Example Sentences

"Some Wayuu women are being forced to accept whatever price, benefiting everyone except the women themselves," says Paula Restrepo, director of Fundación Talento Colectivo.

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In one incident, members of a colectivo attacked people who were waiting to enter a polling station to witness the vote count.

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Workers at Intelligentsia locations in Chicago and Colectivo Coffee, a Wisconsin chain, voted to unionize last year with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers.

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Colectivo Coffee Roasters — which has numerous locations in Madison, Milwaukee and Chicago — is one of the companies that is applying pistachio flavor in this new format, specifically in their pistachio matcha latte.

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Nacida como Lola Chantrelle Mitchell en Memphis, Gangsta Boo comenzó a rapear a los 14 años, según la revista Essence, se unió al colectivo ganador del Premio de la Academia a los 15 años en 1994, dijo Billboard.

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