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'rickshaw

'rickshaw is the alternative form of rickshaw.

Meaning of rickshaw

Noun

rickshaw (plural rickshaws)

  1. A two-wheeled carriage pulled along by a person.

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Forms of 'rickshaw

plural'rickshaws

Origin of 'rickshaw

Because the Japanese 力車 (rikisha) is an abbreviation of 人力車 (jinrikisha), some authors have insisted that the English term also be marked as an abbreviation, as if abbreviated from jinrickshaw.

Questions about 'rickshaw

What is 'rickshaw the alternative form of?
'rickshaw is the alternative form of rickshaw.

Words near 'rickshaw in the dictionary

  1. 'rats
  2. 're
  3. 'rents
  4. 'rest
  5. 'rhoids
  6. 'rickshaw
  7. 'rickshaws
  8. 'rithmetic
  9. 'roid
  10. 'roid rage
  11. 'roided out

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