Etymology

kaito

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Today it means: A small motorized ferry or sampan that serves mostly remote islands. Full definition →

Cantonese 街渡
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  1. Cantonese · borrowed from街渡
  2. English todaykaito

Borrowed from Cantonese 街渡.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.