Kilo Lingo

/kæb/

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Coloured illustration of cab
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Translation

A car with a driver that you pay to take you somewhere. Most British people say taxi.

Word origin

A short form of cabriolet, a French word for a light carriage pulled by one horse.

Origin
French
Root
cabriolet

Grammar

Gender
Pluralcabs

Examples

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"Take a cab" is the normal way to say you travel by taxi.

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A "cab" is the car itself.

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"Cab driver" is the person who drives the cab.

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This word is part of lesson 39.