ricksha

rick·sha

or rick·shaw R0236900 (rĭk′shô)n. A jinriksha.

[Short for jinriksha.]

jin•rik•i•sha

or jin•rik•sha

(dʒɪnˈrɪk ʃɔ, -ʃɑ)

n., pl. -shas. a small, two-wheeled, cartlike passenger vehicle with a fold-down top, pulled by one person, formerly used widely in Japan and China. Also called ricksha, rickshaw. [1870–75; < Japanese, =jin person + -riki power + -sha vehicle (< Middle Chinese, = Chinese rénlì shē)]

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Noun

ricksha - a small two-wheeled cart for one passenger; pulled by one personjinrikisha, rickshawcart - a heavy open wagon usually having two wheels and drawn by an animal

Ricksha

(also rickshaw, jinrikisha), a light two-wheeled carriage drawn by a man between two shafts. The ricksha was patented in Japan in 1867 by J. Goble, an American. In the early 20th century rickshas came into wide use in East and South Asia. In the 1930’s the pedicab came into use; it consisted of a bicycle attached to the body of the ricksha, like a motorcycle with a sidecar.

The labor of ricksha drivers is exhausting, and the drivers’ mortality rate is high. These laborers are mercilessly exploited by the entrepreneurs who own the vehicles.

ricksha

noun

Synonyms for ricksha

noun a small two-wheeled cart for one passenger

Synonyms

jinrikisha
rickshaw

Related Words

cart

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