Phrase guide

cycle rickshaw

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A rickshaw, mostly used as taxi, with two wheels in the back for the carriage and one wheel for steering in the front (or sometimes vice versa), propelled by the action of a driver’s feet upon pedals.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: cyclo, hatchback bike, becak, pedicab, trishaw, trisikad

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

a tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling); used in the Orient for transporting passengers for hire

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • boys who once pulled rickshaws now pedal pedicabs

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: pedicab

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: tricycle, trike, velocipede

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

30 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Burmese: ဆိုက်ကား (hcuikka:) — cycle rickshaw
  • Cebuano: traysikad — cycle rickshaw
  • Cebuano: trisikad — cycle rickshaw
  • Cebuano: sikad — cycle rickshaw
  • Mandarin: 三輪車 /三轮车 (sānlúnchē) — cycle rickshaw
  • Mandarin: 三轮车 (sānlúnchē) — cycle rickshaw
  • Czech: rikša — cycle rickshaw
  • Danish: cykelrickshaw — cycle rickshaw
  • Danish: velorickshaw — cycle rickshaw
  • Central Dusun: bosikol tolu tayol — cycle rickshaw
  • Finnish: polkupyöräriksa — cycle rickshaw
  • Finnish: polkupyörätaksi — cycle rickshaw
  • French: rickshaw — cycle rickshaw
  • German: Fahrradrikscha — cycle rickshaw
  • Indonesian: becak — cycle rickshaw
  • Italian: ciclorisciò — cycle rickshaw
  • Japanese: 自転車タクシー (jitensha takushī) — cycle rickshaw
  • Khmer: រថបន្តោង (rʊət bɑntaong) — cycle rickshaw
  • Norwegian: velorickshaw — cycle rickshaw
  • Norwegian: sykkelrickshaw — cycle rickshaw
  • Polish: riksza rowerowa — cycle rickshaw
  • Russian: велори́кша (veloríkša) — cycle rickshaw
  • Russian: велотакси́ (velotaksí) — cycle rickshaw
  • Spanish: rickshaw — cycle rickshaw
  • Swedish: cykelriksha — cycle rickshaw
  • Swedish: riksha — cycle rickshaw
  • Tagalog: padyak — cycle rickshaw
  • Thai: รถสามล้อ (rót-sǎam-lɔ́ɔ) — cycle rickshaw
  • Thai: สามล้อ (sǎam-lɔ́ɔ) — cycle rickshaw
  • Vietnamese: xích lô — cycle rickshaw