jin|rik|i|sha

jin|rik|i|sha
jin|rik|i|sha or jin|rick|sha «jihn RIHK shuh, -shaw», noun.
a small, two-wheeled carriage with a folding top, usually pulled by one person. Jinrikishas were once used in Japan, China, and other countries in the Orient. Also, rickshaw, ricksha.
[< Japanese jinrikisha < jin man + riki strength + sha cart]

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