colectivo

noun

co·​lec·​ti·​vo

ˌkōlekˈtē(ˌ)vō

plural -s

: a small bus, a station wagon, or a limousine serving as a public conveyance

Word History

Etymology

American Spanish, from Spanish, adjective, collective, from Latin collectivus

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