pedicab

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US/ˈpɛdiˌkæb/

noun

A tricycle having a hooded cab to seat paying passengers.

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becakbike cabcycle rickshawcyclorickshaw)trishawvelotaxi
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Meanings

nounpedicab (plural pedicabs)

plural pedicabs

  1. A tricycle having a hooded cab to seat paying passengers.

    Southwark: The cause of the fire that seriously disrupted services between London Bridge and Waterloo East on August 17 has been traced to an overheated battery-powered pedicab under the aches [sic: arches] in Union Street.

    2022 September 7, Howard Johnston, “Regional News: London”, in RAIL, number 965, page 25

    Synonyms: becak, bike cab, cycle rickshaw, cyclo, rickshaw), trishaw, velotaxi

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA tricycle having a hooded cab to seat paying passengers.

Similar
becakbike cabcycle rickshawcyclorickshaw)trishawvelotaxi

More synonyms by meaning

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

Similar
cycle rickshaw
Broader
tricycletrikevelocipede
Also see
cycle rickshawtricycle

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From pedi- + cab.

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Translations

Bengali রিকশা
  • রিকশা (rikśa)vehicle
Chinese Mandarin 三輪車 /三轮车
  • 三輪車 /三轮车 (sānlúnchē)vehicle
Finnish polkupyörätaksi
  • polkupyörätaksivehicle
French velotaxi, cyclo
  • velotaxivehicle
  • cyclovehicle
German Fahrradrikscha
  • Fahrradrikschavehicle
Hindi साइकिल रिक्शा
  • साइकिल रिक्शा (sāikil rikśā)vehicle
Hungarian biciklis riksa
  • biciklis riksavehicle
Indonesian becak
  • becakvehicle
Japanese 自転車タクシー, 輪タク
  • 自転車タクシー (jitensha takushī)vehicle
  • 輪タク (wataku)vehicle
Korean 삼륜차
  • 삼륜차 (samnyuncha)vehicle
Malay beca, becak
  • becavehicle
  • becakvehicle
Polish riksza rowerowa
  • riksza rowerowavehicle
Portuguese ciclotáxi
  • ciclotáxivehicle
Russian велори́кша, велотакси́
  • велори́кша (veloríkša)vehicle
  • велотакси́ (velotaksí)vehicle
  • ри́кша (ríkša)vehicle
Spanish bicitaxi, tricitaxi
  • bicitaxivehicle
  • tricitaxivehicle
  • velotaxivehicle
  • pedicabvehicle
Tagalog padyak
  • padyakvehicle
Thai สามล้อ, รถสามล้อ
  • สามล้อ (sǎam-lɔ́ɔ)vehicle
  • รถสามล้อ (rót-sǎam-lɔ́ɔ)vehicle
Vietnamese xích lô, xe xích lô
  • xích lôvehicle
  • xe xích lôvehicle
Cite this entry
APA

pedicab. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pedicab

MLA

“pedicab.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pedicab. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pedicab,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pedicab.

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