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tuk-tuk

/ (ˈtʌkˌtʌk) /

noun

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

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Word Origin for tuk-tuk

C20: of imitative origin

Words nearby tuk-tuk

tuille, Tuinal, tuition, Tukkie, tuktu, tuk-tuk, Tula, tuladi, tularaemia, Tulare, tularemia
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