charabanc

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• UK: /ˈʃæ.ɹə.bæŋ(k)/
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Borrowed from French char-à-bancs (literally “carriage with benches”).

8 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Danish: charabanc — a horse-drawn, and then later, motorized omnibus with open sides, and often, no roof
• French: char-à-bancs — a horse-drawn, and then later, motorized omnibus with open sides, and often, no roof
• Italian: torpedone — a horse-drawn, and then later, motorized omnibus with open sides, and often, no roof
• Norman: char à bancs — a horse-drawn, and then later, motorized omnibus with open sides, and often, no roof
• Portuguese: charabã — a horse-drawn, and then later, motorized omnibus with open sides, and often, no roof
• Russian: шараба́н (šarabán) — a horse-drawn, and then later, motorized omnibus with open sides, and often, no roof
• Swedish: charabang — a horse-drawn, and then later, motorized omnibus with open sides, and often, no roof
• Yiddish: שאַראַבאַן (sharaban) — a horse-drawn, and then later, motorized omnibus with open sides, and often, no roof