mototaxi

[ moh-toh-tak-see ]

/ ˈmoʊ toʊˌtæk si /

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noun

(especially in Latin America) a motorized three-wheeled public conveyance, as a converted motorcycle, with a one- or two-passenger bench usually mounted behind the driver but sometimes in front.

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Origin of mototaxi

First recorded in 1920–25; from Latin American Spanish (Peru)

Words nearby mototaxi

motor van, motor vehicle, motor vessel, motor voter law, motorway, mototaxi, Motown, Motril, Motrin, motser, Mott