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marshrutka

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
marshrut-ka
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of shared taxi in former Soviet contexts, particularly a minibus on fixed routes.

Etymology

From Russian маршру́тка (maršrútka), colloquial clipping of маршру́тное такси́ (maršrútnoje taksí, “routed taxi”), from маршру́т (maršrút, “planned route”) and такси́ (taksí, “taxi”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: маршру́тка

Inflected Forms

marshrutkas (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

matatu dolmus

Synonyms

shared taxi in former Soviet contexts particularly a minibus on fixed routes

Questions

What does marshrutka mean?
Synonym of shared taxi in former Soviet contexts, particularly a minibus on fixed routes.
Where does marshrutka come from?
It is traced to Russian.

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