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sherut

/ʃeɪˈɹuːt/

sherut noun: synonym of shared taxi.

Noun

sherut (plural sheruts)

  1. (Israel) Synonym of shared taxi.
    • I catch a sherut from the corner of Ben Yehuda that'll take me into the centre of Tel Aviv […].1979, Clive Sinclair, Hearts of Gold, Penguin, published 1983, page 24
    Synonyms:
    shared taxi

Synonyms of sherut

Forms of sherut

pluralsheruts

Origin of sherut

From Hebrew שירות /שֵׁרוּת (sherút, “service”), ellipsis of מוֹנִית שֵׁרוּת (monít sherút, “shuttle taxi”).

Questions about sherut

What does sherut mean?
Sherut means synonym of shared taxi.
What part of speech is sherut?
Sherut is a noun.
How do you pronounce sherut?
Sherut is pronounced /ʃeɪˈɹuːt/.
What is the plural of sherut?
The plural of sherut is sheruts.

Words near sherut in the dictionary

  1. Shers
  2. Sherston
  3. Shersty
  4. Shertzer
  5. Shertzers
  6. sherut
  7. sheruts
  8. Shervan
  9. Shervington
  10. Sherwan
  11. sherwani

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