mototaxista

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English

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Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish mototaxista and Portuguese mototaxista.

Noun

mototaxista (plural mototaxistas)

  1. The driver of a mototaxi.
    • 2010, V!VA Travel Guides: Peru, →ISBN, page 444:
      Simply ask any mototaxista for a general tour of what there is to see in Puerto Maldonado, and he'll do so for about 8 soles, or $2.70.
    • 2014, L. Gill, “Fragmented Solidarity”, in S. Kasmir, A. Carbonella, editors, Blood and Fire, →ISBN, page 67:
      Unlike the city buses, which were desperately slow and made numerous stops, the mototaxistas took people directly to their destinations for approximately the same fare as a city bus, one that undercut by 50 percent the rate licensed cabbies charged.

Usage notes

Generally used in the context of Spanish- or Portuguese-speaking countries.

Spanish

Etymology

From mototaxi +‎ -ista.

Noun

mototaxista m or f by sense (plural mototaxistas)

  1. mototaxista

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