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10 Language-to-English Dictionariestaxi
Pronunciation / Transliteration: taksi
"Abbiamo preso un taxi per andare alla stazione."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A motor vehicle licensed to transport passengers in return for a fare, usually fitted with a taximeter.
"We decided to hail a taxicab outside the hotel to avoid walking in the rain." - 2
Shortened colloquially to cab, a vehicle available for hire with a driver.
"She jumped into the waiting taxicab and gave the driver the airport address."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term is a blend of 'taximeter', derived from the German 'Taxameter' (ultimately from Medieval Latin 'taxa', meaning tax or charge), and 'cab', an abbreviation of 'cabriolet', a light two-wheeled carriage. Coined in the early 20th century, it evolved to describe motorized vehicles licensed to transport passengers for a fare.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Taxicab" is said worldwide
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taxi
Transliteration: taksi
"Nous avons pris un taxi pour aller à la gare."
Taxi
Transliteration: taksi
"Wir haben ein Taxi zum Bahnhof genommen."
taxi
Transliteration: taksi
"Abbiamo preso un taxi per andare alla stazione."
taxi
Transliteration: taksi
"Tomamos un taxi para ir a la estación."
táxi
Transliteration: taksi
"Nós pegamos um táxi para ir à estação."
टैक्सी
Transliteration: taiksi
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"हमने स्टेशन जाने के लिए एक टैक्सी ली।"
出租车
Transliteration: chūzūchē
Script: 中文汉字
"我们坐出租车去火车站。"
택시
Transliteration: taeksi
Script: 한국어 한글
"우리는 역에 가기 위해 택시를 탔다."
タクシー
Transliteration: takushī
Script: 日本語
"私たちは駅に行くためにタクシーに乗りました。"
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