English Dictionary

matatu

IPA（発音記号）

/məˈtætuː/

名詞

ケニア

(Kenya) A minivan used as a share taxi, especially one operating without a licence.

日本語の意味

ケニアで使われる乗合タクシー、特に無認可で運行されるミニバン

We squeezed into a crowded matatu and held on as it weaved through the Nairobi traffic.

私たちは満員の乗り合いミニバンにぎゅうぎゅう詰めで乗り込み、ナイロビの渋滞の中を縫うように進む間、しっかりとつかまっていた。

意味（1）

(Kenya) A minivan used as a share taxi, especially one operating without a licence.

A matatu is also more profitable when driven by its owner than by an employed driver, or if the employee-driver pays in all the earnings and the owner meets the operating costs, rather than when the owner demands a fixed sum of money daily, with the operator keeping the surplus.

matatus （ plural ）

matatu （ plural ）