colectivo

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noun

A kind of bus or shared taxi in South America.

OriginSpanish colectivo →
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Meanings

nouncolectivo (plural colectivos)

plural colectivos

  1. A kind of bus or shared taxi in South America.
  2. Venezuelan politicsA government-backed far-left paramilitary group in Venezuela

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
shared taxi

Origin

  1. Spanishcolectivo
  2. Englishcolectivo

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

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APA

colectivo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/colectivo

MLA

“colectivo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/colectivo. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “colectivo,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/colectivo.

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