matatu

== English == === Etymology === From Swahili matatu, a clipping of mapeni matatu (“thirty cents”, literally “three ten-cent coins”), the flat fare paid for such transportation in the 1960s. The word matatu is from ma- (prefix forming plurals) + -tatu (“three”) (from Proto-Bantu *-tátʊ̀ (“three”)). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /məˈtætuː/ (General American) IPA(key): /məˈtɑˌtu/ Hyphenation: ma‧ta‧tu === Noun === matatu (plural matatus or matatu) (Kenya, Uganda) A minivan used as a shared taxi, especially one operating without a licence. Synonyms: (Tanzania) daladala, (Sheng slang) mathree ==== Hypernyms ==== shared taxi, gypsy cab ==== Derived terms ==== matatu culture ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== makanga manamba === References === === Further reading === matatu on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Category:matatus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons == Spanish == === Noun === matatu m (plural matatus) matatu == Swahili == === Etymology === From ma- +‎ -tatu (“three”), based on the original flat fare of thirty cents in the 1960s. === Pronunciation === === Noun === matatu class V (plural matatu class VI) (Kenya) matatu Synonyms: (Tanzania) daladala, (Sheng) mathree, (Sheng) moshogi, (Sheng) shedhi === Adjective === matatu ma class(VI) inflected form of -tatu