matatun.

Brit.

/məˈtatuː/, U.S.

/məˈtɑˌtu/

Inflections: Plural matatus, unchanged.

Origin: A borrowing from Swahili. Etymon: Swahili matatu.

Etymology: < Swahili matatu (short for mapeni matatu thirty cents, lit. ‘three ten-cent coins’, a flat fare charged in the early 1960s) < ma-, plural prefix + -tatu three.

In Kenya: an unlicensed taxi or minibus.

ΚΠ

1971 E. Afr. Standard (Nairobi) 11 Apr. 7/4 Owners of matatu (pirate taxis) also reported an ‘exceptionally’ good business as hundreds of people who wanted to go to the rural areas had to use them.

1978 S. Naipaul North of South i. iv. 87 The thing standing outside the hotel was..a matatu—a pirate taxi.

1989 Daily Nation (Nairobi) 28 July 19/1 Ten passengers were killed on the spot and another six died later when a matatu overturned.

1996 E. Afr. Standard (Nairobi) 23 May 3/1 The cargo was then loaded into a matatu owned by a former police inspector.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	matatu
释义	matatun. Brit. /məˈtatuː/, U.S. /məˈtɑˌtu/ Inflections: Plural matatus, unchanged. Origin: A borrowing from Swahili. Etymon: Swahili matatu. Etymology: < Swahili matatu (short for mapeni matatu thirty cents, lit. ‘three ten-cent coins’, a flat fare charged in the early 1960s) < ma-, plural prefix + -tatu three. In Kenya: an unlicensed taxi or minibus. ΚΠ 1971 E. Afr. Standard (Nairobi) 11 Apr. 7/4 Owners of matatu (pirate taxis) also reported an ‘exceptionally’ good business as hundreds of people who wanted to go to the rural areas had to use them. 1978 S. Naipaul North of South i. iv. 87 The thing standing outside the hotel was..a matatu—a pirate taxi. 1989 Daily Nation (Nairobi) 28 July 19/1 Ten passengers were killed on the spot and another six died later when a matatu overturned. 1996 E. Afr. Standard (Nairobi) 23 May 3/1 The cargo was then loaded into a matatu owned by a former police inspector. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1971
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