colectivo
noun
a small public bus.
colectivos
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pluralof colectivo.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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But at home he’s interior minister, boss of security forces, and leader of the paramilitary colectivos.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 8, 2026
After her attempts to hide from the colectivos proved futile, Irma decided she had to start over somewhere new.
From Slate ● Jan. 15, 2026
The embassy cautioned that “There are reports of groups of armed militias, known as colectivos, setting up roadblocks and searching vehicles for evidence of U.S. citizenship or support for the United States.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 12, 2026
But Papandreou says minivans and their minibus bigger brothers — better known around the world as colectivos, matatus or Jeepneys — are already cheap and ubiquitous, even in their “non-automated, nonelectric, not networked” form.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 27, 2018
Local media said the La Piedrita boss addressed residents by loudspeakers set up on roofs, calling on other colectivos in the neighborhood to come to his defense.
From Reuters ● Aug. 15, 2012
