cycle rickshaw

noun

A rickshaw, mostly used as taxi, with two wheels in the back for the carriage and one wheel for steering in the front (or sometimes vice versa), propelled by the action of a driver’s feet upon pedals.

Similar
cyclohatchback bikebecakpedicabtrishawtrisikad
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Meanings

nouncycle rickshaw (plural cycle rickshaws)

plural cycle rickshaws

  1. A rickshaw, mostly used as taxi, with two wheels in the back for the carriage and one wheel for steering in the front (or sometimes vice versa), propelled by the action of a driver’s feet upon pedals.

    Synonyms: cyclo, hatchback bike, becak, pedicab, trishaw, trisikad

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA rickshaw, mostly used as taxi, with two wheels in the back for the carriage and one wheel for steering in the front (or sometimes vice versa), propelled by the action of a driver’s feet upon pedals.

Similar
cyclohatchback bikebecakpedicabtrishawtrisikad

More synonyms by meaning

nouna tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling); used in the Orient for transporting passengers for hire

Similar
pedicab
Broader
tricycletrikevelocipede
Also see
pedicab

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Czech rikša
  • rikšacycle rickshaw
Danish cykelrickshaw, velorickshaw
  • cykelrickshawcycle rickshaw
  • velorickshawcycle rickshaw
Finnish polkupyöräriksa, polkupyörätaksi
  • polkupyöräriksacycle rickshaw
  • polkupyörätaksicycle rickshaw
French rickshaw
  • rickshawcycle rickshaw
German Fahrradrikscha
  • Fahrradrikschacycle rickshaw
Hindi साइकिल रिक्शा
  • साइकिल रिक्शा (sāikil rikśā)cycle rickshaw
Indonesian becak
  • becakcycle rickshaw
Italian ciclorisciò
  • ciclorisciòcycle rickshaw
Japanese 自転車タクシー
  • 自転車タクシー (jitensha takushī)cycle rickshaw
Mandarin 三輪車 /三轮车, 三轮车
  • 三輪車 /三轮车 (sānlúnchē)cycle rickshaw
  • 三轮车 (sānlúnchē)cycle rickshaw
Norwegian velorickshaw, sykkelrickshaw
  • velorickshawcycle rickshaw
  • sykkelrickshawcycle rickshaw
Polish riksza rowerowa
  • riksza rowerowacycle rickshaw
Russian велори́кша, велотакси́
  • велори́кша (veloríkša)cycle rickshaw
  • велотакси́ (velotaksí)cycle rickshaw
Spanish rickshaw
  • rickshawcycle rickshaw
Swedish cykelriksha, riksha
  • cykelrikshacycle rickshaw
  • rikshacycle rickshaw
Tagalog padyak
  • padyakcycle rickshaw
Thai รถสามล้อ, สามล้อ
  • รถสามล้อ (rót-sǎam-lɔ́ɔ)cycle rickshaw
  • สามล้อ (sǎam-lɔ́ɔ)cycle rickshaw
Vietnamese xích lô
  • xích lôcycle rickshaw
Cite this entry
APA

cycle rickshaw. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cycle%20rickshaw

MLA

“cycle rickshaw.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cycle%20rickshaw. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cycle rickshaw,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cycle%20rickshaw.

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