Etymology

colectivo

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Today it means: A kind of bus or shared taxi in South America. Full definition →

Spanish colectivo
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  1. Spanish · borrowed fromcolectivo
  2. English todaycolectivo

Unadapted borrowing from Spanish colectivo. In reference to shared taxis, clipping of taxi colectivo. Doublet of collective.

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