| 释义 |
Definition of matatu in English: matatunoun məˈtatuː (in East Africa) a minibus or similar vehicle used as a taxi. Example sentencesExamples - The government was particularly targeting the vehicles known as matatus - usually 24-seater vans and 32-seater omnibuses owned by individuals.
- These are matatus, the most popular means of transport for Nairobi's two million people.
- Hooting matatu taxis add to the confusion with their somewhat tumultuous chaos.
- He reappears with a matatu (which in a more touristy place has the wonderful name of ‘tandala,’ as that is how much it costs without pre-barter), which is a mini minibus, basically a van with seats.
- I waded through the taxi-park bedlam into a matatu, and was squashed up on all sides by strangely comforting fat hips, warm arms, moist breaths.
Origin Swahili, short for mapeni matatu 'thirty cents', a flat fare charged in the early 1960s. |