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auto rickshaw

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A motorized rickshaw of South, Southeast and East Asia, often available for hire in the manner of a taxi.

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History

Etymology

From auto + rickshaw.

Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • German: Autorikscha — motorized rickshaw
  • German: Motorikscha — motorized rickshaw
  • German: Tuk-Tuk — motorized rickshaw
  • Gujarati: રીક્ષા (rīkṣā) — motorized rickshaw
  • Hindi: ऑटो रिक्षा (ŏṭo rikṣā) — motorized rickshaw
  • Hungarian: tuktuk — motorized rickshaw
  • Hungarian: (háromkerekű) motoros riksa — motorized rickshaw
  • Hungarian: autóriksa — motorized rickshaw
  • Hungarian: motoriksa — motorized rickshaw
  • Marathi: ऑटो रिक्षा (ŏṭo rikṣā) — motorized rickshaw
  • Marathi: ऑटो (ŏṭo) — motorized rickshaw
  • Marathi: रिक्षा (rikṣā) — motorized rickshaw
  • Polish: autoriksza — motorized rickshaw
  • Polish: tuk-tuk — motorized rickshaw
  • Portuguese: autorriquixá — motorized rickshaw
  • Russian: автори́кша (avtoríkša) — motorized rickshaw
  • Russian: мотори́кша (motoríkša) — motorized rickshaw
  • Spanish: autorickshaw — motorized rickshaw