Etymology

From a phonetic adaptation of English rickshaw, from Japanese 力車 ‎(りきしゃ, rikisha), an abbreviation of 人力車 ‎(じんりきしゃ, jinrikisha, literally “vehicle pulled by a person's power”), from Middle Chinese 人 ‎(nyin, “person”) + 力 ‎(lik, “strength, power”) + 車 ‎(tsyhæ, “cart, vehicle”).

una vecchia foto raffigurante due risciò giapponesi‎

an old photo representing two Japanese rickshaws

Alternative forms

• ricsciò (uncommon)
• ricsiò (uncommon)
• ricsò (uncommon)

Noun

risciò m ‎(invariable)

1. rickshaw, jinriksha

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /riʃˈʃɔ/, /riʃˈʃo/^[1]