tuk-tuk

British  

/ ˈtʌkˌtʌk /

noun

1. (in Thailand) a three-wheeled motor vehicle used as a taxi

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Etymology

Origin of tuk-tuk

C20: of imitative origin

Example Sentences

A tuk-tuk driver in Sihanoukville told AFP hundreds of Chinese people left one compound this week before police arrived.

From Barron's

Outside Angkor Wat, tuk-tuk driver Nov Mao said his income had halved since the clashes began.

From Barron's

Guests dine on curries and spicy peri-peri chicken at three on-site restaurants; there are also multiple pop-up dining options, including a pizza tuk-tuk that pays tribute to one of the capital Maputo’s most popular restaurants.

From The Wall Street Journal

There is a mural of Salah outside his old school, while a tuk-tuk rushes past beeping its horn with a large sticker of the player smiling on the front.

From BBC

A hostel warden told the agency that he saw Mr Ahmed getting into a tuk-tuk in the morning and leaving campus.

From BBC