trishaw
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of trishaw
First recorded in 1944–50; tri- + (rick)shaw
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He ended up as a trishaw rider in Thailand in the 1950s, living in a hostel with other Chinese migrants and sending letters filled with longing to his wife and children back home.
From BBC ● Jun. 25, 2026
In May, a jaundiced two-day-old died after her parents could not find a trishaw to take her to hospital.
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2022
U Tun Shein, a trishaw driver, said he had peeled off a photograph of Ms. Aung San Suu Kyi from his vehicle.
From New York Times ● Feb. 6, 2021
At the Ohn Taw camp at sea level by Sittwe, displaced people were loading their possessions onto trishaw taxis and carts to move to a nearby village.
From Reuters ● May 16, 2013
The Land Plaza, with everything from a Singapore trishaw and a Philippine jeepney to a Hong Kong double-decker bus, provides comparable delights.
From Time Magazine Archive
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