auto-rickshaw
noun
au·to-rick·shaw
variants:
or autorickshaw \ ˌȯ-tō-ˈrik-ˌshȯ 
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plural auto-rickshaws
or autorickshaws
Definition of auto-rickshaw
: a motorized rickshaw
… superficial images of modernization are everywhere to be seen: auto-rickshaws, which are rapidly replacing horse-drawn tongas; stores stocked with the latest Western-style gadgetry …— Fergus M. Bordewich, Atlantic, July 1986 “Horn Please” demand the signs on the backs of a million trucks blocking the road. All the other trucks, and cars, bikes, motor scooters, taxis, and … autorickshaws enthusiastically respond, welcoming Zafar and me with an energetic rendition of the traditional symphony of the Indian street.— Salman Rushdie, New Yorker, 19 June 2000
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