trishaw

[ trahy-shaw ]

noun

1. cycle rickshaw ( def ).

trishaw

/ ˈtraɪˌʃɔː /

noun

1. another name for rickshaw

Word History and Origins

Origin of trishaw¹

First recorded in 1944–50; tri- + (rick)shaw

Word History and Origins

Origin of trishaw¹

C20: from tri- + rickshaw

Example Sentences

“There’s a major crisis ripping through homes all over the country at the moment, and political divisions have deepened as well,” said Andrew Fidel Fernando, a cricket writer and the author of “Upon a Sleepless Isle: Travels in Sri Lanka by Bus, Cycle and Trishaw.”

From New York Times

They’re seated at the front of a specialized electric bike called a “trishaw.”

From Seattle Times

In May, a jaundiced two-day-old died after her parents could not find a trishaw to take her to hospital.

From BBC

For decades Sri Lanka has failed to invest appropriately in its public transport, while the island's wealthier residents continued to complain about the indiscipline of bus and trishaw drivers.

From BBC

Iyer, the author of 15 books including “The Open Road” and “The Art of Stillness,” recalls a story from his early days as a world traveler, when he accepted a ride from a bicycle trishaw driver in Mandalay, Myanmar.

From Los Angeles Times