Usually means: Kenyan minibus for public transport.
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▸ noun:  (Kenya, Uganda) A minivan used as a shared taxi, especially one operating without a licence.

Similar:
daladala, dala dala, bush taxi, manamba, drone, boda-boda, bodaboda, achaba, kombi, dalla-dalla, more...

Opposite:
private car, taxi, personal vehicle

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Similar:
daladala, dala dala, bush taxi, manamba, drone, boda-boda, bodaboda, achaba, kombi, dalla-dalla, more...

Opposite:
private car, taxi, personal vehicle



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