riquixá

Portuguese

Alternative forms

  • riquexó

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 力(りき)車(しゃ) (rikisha), a clipping of 人(じん)力(りき)車(しゃ) (jinrikisha).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁi.kiˈʃa/ [hi.kiˈʃa]

  • Rhymes: -a
  • Hyphenation: ri‧qui‧xá

Noun

riquixá m (plural riquixás)

  1. rickshaw (two-wheeled carriage)
    Synonym: jinriquixá

Further reading

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